According to NorthEscambia.com, undercover officers have videotaped for weeks drug buys in Century. Now warrants have been issued and arrests are being made. The ECSO has made 512 street level narcotics arrests this year.
“We are being more proactive in the north end,†the sheriff said, adding that he expects to put five additional deputies on the streets in North Escambia by August. Overall, Morgan said he would characterize crime in Century to be “mid-level†at worse, not the the level seen in some Pensacola areas where gang activity is rampant.
“While we have been in denial in Escambia County about gangs, we do have them,†Morgan said, adding that his department has identified about 15 different gangs operating in the county. The rival gangs have led to “turf warsâ€, and several shootings in the past few weeks. The sheriff’s department has identified gang members as young as 1o-years old selling crack cocaine.
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