A joint operation involving the Nicholasville Police Department Drug Enforcement Unit and DEA agents resulted in the seizure of 47 kilograms of cocaine valued at more than $2 million.The department reported that four people now face federal prosecution following the overnight arrests and searches.Investigators took couriers into custody near Man O War Boulevard and Boston Road in Lexington. Authorities also executed a search warrant at the Hampton Inn on East Brannon Road in Nicholasville.During the operation, law enforcement recovered the cocaine, $15,000, and a firearm, according to the department.The arrests were the product of an extensive investigation requiring months of surveillance and intelligence gathering. The efforts focused on a fentanyl and cocaine trafficking organization emanating from Mexico, the department reported.The investigation is ongoing. ...read more read less