SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- About two dozen arrests were made in connection to fentanyl-associated crime within San Diego County earlier this month, the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) announced in a release Wednesday. More than 60 officers and investigators teamed up in a 10-hour operation on March 1 to identify and arrest fentanyl dealers based in the county. Three face charges in statewide high-end retail theft ring As a result, there were nine felony arrests, eight misdemeanor arrests/citations and 15 fentanyl outreach contacts, according to the release. The operation was a collaboration between SDPD's Narcotics Unit and the Fentanyl Abatement and Suppression Team (FAST), which is led by Homeland Security Investigations. Anyone with more information regarding illegal fentanyl sales is asked to call SDPD or Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.