Multi-jurisdiction task force in Fond du Lac County conducts enormous drug bust with dozens arrested during 74 traffic stops

Sep 16, 2025 | 7:37 PM

FOND DU LAC COUNTY, Wis. (WFRV) – Details surrounding a massive and multi-jurisdiction drug bust in August in Fond du Lac County have been released, as officials say several dozen arrests were made over the course of 74 traffic stops in nine hours.

According to a Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office release, the multi-juisdiction drug bust included officers from Fond du Lac, Waupun and Wisconsin State Patrol Troopers, along with multiple K9 teams and Lake Winnebago Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group investigators.

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The objective was to ‘saturate’ high drug trafficking neighborhoods and other locations throughout the county with arrests of people involved in illegal activities relating to drugs or other crimes.

From 3 p.m. on August 19, 2025, until midnight, 74 traffic stops were conducted with the following arrests, according to the release:

Felonies

Possession with Intent to Deliver MDMA (ecstasy) – Two arrests, 84 grams seized
Possession with Intent to Deliver Methamphetamine – One arrest, 53 grams seized
Possession with Intent to Deliver THC (2nd offense) – Two arrests, 172 grams seized
Possession with Intent to Deliver Cocaine (2nd offense) – Two arrests, 78 grams seized
Possession of Cocaine – Two arrests
Possession of Methamphetamine – Five arrests
Possession of Fentanyl – Three arrests
Possession of THC (2nd offense) – One arrest
Felony Bail Jumping – Six arrests
Deliver Illegal Articles to Inmates – One arrest

Multiple misdemeanors also resulted in arrests:

Possession of Cocaine – Two arrests
Resisting/Obstructing an Officer – Two arrests
Possession of Drug Paraphernalia – Eight arrests
Possession of THC – Three arrests
Misdemeanor Bail Jumping – Nine arrests

According to the release, 11 K9 deployments were made with 14 traffic citations, 53 traffic warnings, three arrests for OWIs and five warrant arrests.

The release added that the following drugs were seized:

59 grams of meth
80 grams of cocaine
176 grams of THC
84 grams of ecstasy
16 grams of fentanyl

Arrests varied with suspects from Fond du Lac, Juneau, Kimberly, Menasha, Milwaukee, Oshkosh, Two Rivers, Waupun, Winneconne and Wisconsin Rapids. Officials also provided some details on a few of the arrests, including one person who attempted to flee.

The suspect in this arrest had been arrested days earlier for a drug offense but was released on bail, and he had a large quantity of drugs on him, attempting to throw them away while fleeing.

Another stop involved a woman approaching a pickup truck, speaking with somebody inside, and then getting in. The two occupants reportedly did not know one another, and the woman said she was homeless. Officers suspected she may have been involved in a prostitution-related crime.

Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office

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Sheriff Ryan Waldschmidt said the release was delayed to allow time for follow-up investigations developed or started during the large-scale operation, adding the following statement:

“The Sheriff’s Office, along with state and municipal law enforcement agencies across Fond du Lac County, remains committed to working together to combat illegal drug trafficking and other associated crimes. We will continue collaborating with our law enforcement partners, as these crimes not only destroy lives and families, but oftentimes also involve illegal firearms/weapons possession and trade, human trafficking, prostitution, money laundering and other violent crimes. An interdiction task force like this is just one of the many tactics we use to combat these illegal activities.”

The release added that 27 inmates were booked into the Fond du Lac County Jail during the operation.