Eight suspected gang members were arrested along with four others on drug related charges in a large scale takedown that took place in the Dallas Fort Worth Area. They were charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine.
U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox announced that the Drug Enforcement Agency led the bust where the suspects were arrested at so called “trap houses” throughout the area.
The agents seized roughly 2.5 kilograms of cocaine, 24 guns, and more than $300 hundred thousand dollars in cash. (To date, the investigation has netted a total of approximately 7 kilos of cocaine, various other drugs, 37 firearms, and more than $500,000 in cash.)
The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Dallas Field Division conducted the investigation with assistance of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives’ Dallas Field Division, the Dallas Police Department, Rockwall Police Department, Rockwall County Sheriff’s Office, Flower Mound Police Department, Farmer’s Branch Police Department, Garland Police Department, Hunt County Sheriff’s Office, Denton Police Department, Dallas County Sheriff’s Office, Grand Prairie Police Department, and Plano Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Suzanna Etessam is prosecuting the case.