The Second Judicial Drug Task Force(DTF), headquartered in Luverne, specializes in making drug cases for Butler, Crenshaw and Lowndes counties. The team works with law enforcement agencies in the Second Judicial District to nab drug offenders and send them to prison.

They make the cases and prosecute the offenders for the tri-county area, according to District Attorney John Andrews. Because there is a lack of manpower in local law enforcement agencies, the DTF specialists in drug enforcement are available for assistance. "That's all these people do," Andrews said. "They work hand-in-hand with these departments and make my job easier by helping catch these guys (drug offenders). "If all your time is spent on one thing, you get pretty good at it," he said of the specialized nature of the task force. He also said that the District Attorney's office is "glad to have them" working in this area to get drugs and drug offenders off the street. Drug Task Force Commander Chris West said the force began operations in October of 1991 with four agents.

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