MAURY COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) -- If you're selling drugs in Wayne County, Giles County, Lawrence County, or Maury County, authorities said they're coming for you.

According to Interim Director Thomas Goetz, the 22nd Judicial District Drug Task Force plans to beef up its operations and investigations. This initiative was in full effect on July 1 in Columbia.

The operation on East 9th Street began with members of the Spring Hill Police Department raiding a property. Once the home was secured, the task force executed search warrants and found a substantial amount of drugs.

"It's almost like a drive-thru...cars line up, they come and get served, they move along, and it's just a revolving door at different hours throughout the day," Goetz said.

Agents reportedly seized more than $20,000 in cash; an assault rifle; hundreds of oxycodone pills; half a pound of methamphetamine; four pounds of marijuana; and 10 pounds of cocaine valued at $100,000.

"We knew then we had a larger organization of narcotics sales. We realized this was much bigger because these drugs not only affect the Columbia community," Goetz explained. "They get outsourced to Spring Hill and Lawrenceburg, Pulaski, and as far out as Wayne County because all these people that are in this organization, they have connections in these other counties, so those drugs are going to funnel, and so by us taking this 4.5 kilos of cocaine off the street is hopefully saving some families and the hardships that come with those hard narcotics."

According to Goetz, the July 1 raid was just the beginning for drug dealers in Wayne, Lawrence, Giles, and Maury counties.

"We're ramping up with more people, and we're going to be more active in these communities within the four counties that we cover. They're going to start seeing a lot more presence, a lot more people are going to be taken off the street, a lot more indictments [are] coming down," he told News 2. "If they think they're safe and they're out here dealing drugs in the community, they're going to get caught. It's just a matter of time."

Authorities said a suspected dealer -- described as a mid-level operative -- has been identified in this operation, which is still ongoing.

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