Feds Arrest 27 In L.A. County, 500 Nationwide Tied To Powerful Cartel
LAPPL News Watch
March 12, 2020
Federal agents arrested more than two dozen members of one of Mexico’s largest drug-trafficking cartels in Los Angeles County this week – part of a nationwide crackdown on the gang responsible for smuggling vast quantities of methamphetamines, heroin and fentanyl into this country, authorities said on Wednesday.
Drug Enforcement Administration officials said the U.S.-based members of the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generacion, or CJNG, sent back machine guns they purchased in America to their bosses across the border, contributing to continuing violence in Mexico.
More than 500 CJNG members were arrested across the U.S. in the last week during a six-month investigation the agency calls “Project Python,” the DEA said during a downtown Los Angeles press conference.
Agents investigated the gang with the help of wiretaps and undercover operatives. Among those were 27 in L.A. County, some as recently as a few hours before the announcement.
DEA agents had served search warrants at multiple L.A. County locations, including in Sun Valley and North Hollywood, starting late Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning.
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