Editing Nixon, Texas (section)

====Operation Torch====

In early 2020, the [[Texas Department of Public Safety]] Criminal Investigations Division and the Nixon Police Department targeted the sale of [[crystal meth]] in the [[Gonzales County, Texas|Gonzales]]—[[Wilson County, Texas|Wilson County]] area, under the name Operation Torch. A significant number of arrest warrants were served in the Nixon-[[Pandora, Texas|Pandora]]-[[Stockdale, Texas|Stockdale]]-[[Smiley, Texas|Smiley]] municipal-area. The investigation began with analysis of the local impact of meth distribution in Nixon, eventually uncovering a "drug network of distributors." Five of the targeted subjects, fifteen in total, were from the Nixon area. During this time period, eleven arrests were made, with four remaining at-large.<ref>{{cite web |title=Operation Torch results in 11 drug arrests |url=http://gonzalesinquirer.com/stories/operation-torch-results-in-11-drug-arrests,27774 |publisher=Gonzales Inquirer |access-date=27 June 2020 |date=June 26, 2020 |quote=...In January 2020, the Nixon Police Department along with the Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigations Division (CID) initiated Operation Torch. This long-term investigation targeted the sale and distribution activities of crystal methamphetamine in the local and greater Gonzales and Wilson county areas...This investigation began as a local impact investigation targeting methamphetamine distributors in Nixon. The initial investigation quickly evolved into a long-term drug network of distributors...}}</ref>