A significant amount of drugs, money, and weaponry were confiscated during a thorough sweep by local and federal law enforcement that intended to break the link between Mexican drug cartels and Los Angeles street gangs. Leading the operation were the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD), the U.S. Attorney’s Office, ATF, and the County District Attorney’s Office. They found more than a thousand pounds of illegal drugs and arrested many people around the county. Hundreds of thousands of fentanyl tablets and large amounts of cocaine and heroin were found during the first search in Compton last year, according to a news release from the LASD.
The Sheriff’s Information Bureau reports that approximately 50 persons have been arrested in connection with the case since the partnership began in January 2023. With connections extending from Los Angeles to neighboring regions of California, Oregon, and Washington, the combined efforts were crucial in dismantling a suspected organized drug and guns trafficking network. Massive quantities of fentanyl, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and guns were seized as a consequence of the interagency operation. Additionally, 55 gallons of diethyl ether, a precursor to the manufacturing of PCP, and around $260,000 in suspected narcotics revenues were seized.
The LASD Narcotics Bureau carried out 13 search warrants on Wednesday, targeting people around Los Angeles County, as a result of the investigation. “During the investigation, investigators learned that the Target Subjects were involved with local street gangs with direct ties to the Mexico cartels,”officials claimed. According to a news release from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the arrested individuals are charged with drug trafficking, weapons violations, child endangerment, felon in possession of firearms, and conspiracy to distribute. If found guilty, they could face sentences of at least 10 years in prison or even life in prison.
Barajas, Adrian, Montiel, Alheli, Olivarez, Esteban, and a number of other names were included among those arrested, indicating a determined effort to thwart and dismantle enterprises that have fueled the drug problem and fueled violence in local communities. “This takedown represents a powerful, combined effort to disrupt a large drug trafficking organization that took root in Compton and spread devastation across Los Angeles County,” said District Attorney George Gasc, according to the statement that the Sheriff’s Information Bureau was able to receive. This massive bust is a resolute step toward clearing the streets of drug use and the criminal cycles that go along with it.
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