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NATCHEZ — On Friday, March 2, 2018, dozens and dozens of law enforcement officers from a variety of agencies, including the Adams County Sheriff’s Office, conducted a massive raid at several Adams County residences and businesses.

When the dust cleared, law enforcement had seized $1,143,413 in cash, five ounces of Ecstacy, 27 kilos of cocaine, 29 pounds of methamphetamine, eight guns, nine vehicles, and 6.9 pounds of heroin.

Seven arrests were made, including Kevin Singleton, from whose residence the cash and drugs were seized. Singleton is serving a 10 years-to-life sentence in a federal prison on four convictions related to drug trafficking.

Fast forward to September 2024 and proceeds from the confiscation are now being distributed to the agencies involved, said Adams County Sheriff Travis Patten.

“All of the defendants in the case have been sentenced and are serving time. We are currently working with the U.S. Attorney and the Attorney General to get these funds released to the Adams County Sheriff’s Office and other agencies involved in Operation Get Right,” Patten said. “We are in the last phase of that.”

Adams County’s portion of the funds is expected to be $274,000.

The money may only be used for capital expenditures related to combating the drug epidemic, he said.

“It cannot go into the county’s general fund or anything like that,” Patten said. “We plan to use the money to update our computer servers before the year is out.”