February 21, 2008
Contact: SA Sarah Pullen
Public Information Officer
Number: 213-621-6827
DEA Investigation Results in 16 Arrests and Seizures of Cocaine and Methamphetamine
FEB 21  -- (Los Angeles, CA) - Timothy J. Landrum, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced today the culmination of a ten-month investigation of a highly sophisticated cocaine and methamphetamine trafficking organization operating in the Los Angeles area. As a result of this investigation, 16 individuals have been arrested and 114 pounds of cocaine, 2 clandestine methamphetamine laboratories, 68 pounds of methamphetamine and more than $3 million in U.S. Currency have been seized.