Real life '21 Jump Street' unfolds in suburban Houston

Jonah Hill, left, and Channing Tatum star in Columbia Pictures' action comedy "21 Jump Street." (Courtesy of Scott Garfield/Columbia Pictures/MCT) Jonah Hill, left, and Channing Tatum star in Columbia Pictures' action comedy "21 Jump Street." (Courtesy of Scott Garfield/Columbia Pictures/MCT) Photo: Handout Photo: Handout Image 1 of / 36 Caption Close Real life '21 Jump Street' unfolds in suburban Houston 1 / 36 Back to Gallery

For eight months, members of a Houston-area narcotics task force posed as students at area high schools to help bust a drug ring allegedly run by students.

Six students in Pearland ISD – four or them adults; two still minors – were arrested and handed a total of 10 charges following the Brazoria County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Task Force undercover operation, which began in August 2014 and ended in March 2015.

According to a release, the task force seized cocaine, marijuana, Alprazolam and Tramadol from students at Pearland High School and Dawson High School.

The task force was assisted by the Pearland Police Department and Pealand ISD.

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In the '80s TV show turned recent blockbuster movie franchise "21 Jump Street," young undercover police officers specializing in youth crimes pose as high school students to crack a drug ring at a local high school.

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Lt. Chris Reioux of the Brazoria County Narcotics Task Force – who jokingly said he hates the "Jump Street" movies – said his department has conducted several "Jump Street"-style undercover operations in recent years, including in Angleton, West Columbia, Brazoswood and Pearland.

"I don't think anyone suspects that their classmate is an undercover cop," Reioux said. "With the recent release of the 'Jump Street' movies, I think they're a little more apprehensive, but it's more of a joking matter – 'you're not "21 Jump Street" are you?'

"They don't believe the person next to them who shows up to school every day, is doing homework next to them, is an undercover officer."

Among the persons charged were: