8 Kids Taken into Custody in North County Drug Sweep

San Diego County Sheriff’s Deputies removed eight children from homes in the North County because of drug activity by their caregivers.

Eighteen people were arrested when deputies performed a drug sweep in the Escondido and San Marcos areas Thursday.
Deputies say one of the main goals of the Operation Tip the Scale is to get addicts help and lower the meth problems in San Diego.

More than 50 deputies and drug counselors performed probation and parole checks, warrant searches and saturation patrols in known hotspots for drug-related crime.

Officials with the San Diego County Methamphetamine Task Force say meth-related deaths have more than doubled in the last couple years in our region.

In all, 18 people were arrested but four were sent to treatment centers to try to help them with their meth-related drug addictions.

San Diego County Probation Department Director Jason Druxman said the team looks for addicts between 18 and 24.

"We like to focus on those youth because they’re often more receptive to treatment and resources," he said.

Studies say that taxpayers save more than $7 in criminal justice costs for every $1 invested in treatment resources for drug users.

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