DOJ, DEA announce large drug bust

DOJ And DEA Announce Major Drug Busts Under "Operation Take Back America" Initiative

Massive Seizures of Fentanyl and Meth Highlight Cartel’s Reach and New Sentencing Guidelines The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) today announced a significant series of drug busts conducted as part of the ongoing “Operation Take Back America” initiative, underscoring the federal government’s intensified efforts to combat drug trafficking, cartel operations, […] DOJ And DEA Announce Major Drug Busts Und…

DOJ, DEA announce large drug bust

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) - The U.S. Justice Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration held a joint press conference Tuesday afternoon to give an update on the ‘Operation Take Back America’ initiative. Attorney General Pam Bondi and acting DEA administrator Robert Murphy announced that 71 kilos of fentanyl and 20 kilos of methamphetamine were seized in South Carolina. The DEA warns that there’s been a surge in the use of methamphetamine bein…

DOJ, DEA Unveil String of Successful Drug Busts

The Department of Justice said Tuesday that under Operation Take Back America, the Drug Enforcement Administration has produced several large operations across the country that resulted in the seizure illicit drugs that allegedly flowed across the border. DOJ said in a news release that since President Donald Trump was inaugurated on Jan. 20, the DEA has seized about 44 million fentanyl pills, 4,500 pounds of fentanyl powder, nearly 65,000 pound…

Deputies hit twelve locations in Tuesday drug bust

BATON ROUGE - Deputies are actively working to crack down on drugs Tuesday, visiting several locations around the capital city.An investigator at one of the locations on Lockwood Avenue off of Chippewa Street told WBRZ they have several warrants and plan to search a dozen locations.The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office expects to release further information on arrests and seizures as the investigation continues.Permalink