FBI indicts dozens of people in Philadelphia on drug charges
Federal and local authorities indicted 33 members of a decade-long drug trafficking gang controlling a major Kensington open-air market, seizing dozens of firearms, officials said.
- The FBI announced a historic indictment charging 33 members of the Weymouth Street Drug Trafficking Organization, which allegedly fueled Kensington's drug market for nearly a decade, with 24 arrests made.
- U.S. Attorney David Metcalf noted the organization sold fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine, enforcing control through violence, but no substantial murder charges have been filed yet.
- FBI Director Kash Patel praised the operation, calling it a model of collaboration between federal and local law enforcement agencies.
- Federal prosecutors stated the group was involved in drug trafficking from January 2016 to October 2025, affecting Kensington's drug market.
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33 Alleged Members of Violent Drug Trafficking Gang Charged in 41-Count Indictment
Thirty-three alleged members of a “violent drug trafficking organization” operating in Philadelphia’s Kensington section have been indicted on charges of conspiring to distribute controlled substances and other offenses, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in an Oct. 24 statement. The indictment, filed at the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Oct. 22, was aimed at individuals accused of being members of the Weymouth Str…
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FBI indicts dozens of people in Philadelphia on drug charges
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has announced that more than two dozen people have been indicted on drug-related charges as part of a yearslong investigation into a gang in Philadelphia.
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