CHICAGO NEWS
October 17, 2013
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More Than 20 Defendants Charged in City-Wide Drug Bust
Millions of dollars along with marijuana, methamphetamine, vehicles and guns seized
OCT 17 (INDIANAPOLIS) - Jack Riley, Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago Field Division, of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and Joseph H. Hogsett, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, announced today a city-wide operation that dismantled a massive drug trafficking organization in the Indianapolis area. The arrests are part of "Operation Five Dollar Footlong," which targeted a group that allegedly imported thousands of pounds of marijuana into the city. As a result of the search and arrest warrants executed early this morning, 21 defendants have been charged (10 federally, 11 in state court) and significant quantities of drugs and guns have been seized.
"This case is yet another example of the remarkable cooperation among law enforcement agencies," said SAC Riley. "Today's arrests should serve as a notice to criminal networks that the DEA and its law enforcement partners stand shoulder to shoulder in our commitment and we will use every available legal avenue to target these organizations, to make our cities safer," he added.
"In two years, this federal operation has resulted in the seizure of more than 15,000 pounds of marijuana and nearly $5 million in suspected drug proceeds," Hogsett said. "Thanks to the tireless work of our law enforcement partners, we can say today that another dangerous criminal organization has been dismantled in Indianapolis."