06/29/2017
7 additional defendants arrested as ICE dismantles major drug trafficking ring
TUCSON, Ariz. – Special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), aided by investigators from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Pima County Sheriff’s Department, arrested seven additional suspects Tuesday as authorities moved to dismantle a Tucson-based drug trafficking ring suspected of smuggling significant quantities of narcotics, including heroin and cocaine.
Tuesday’s arrests are the latest development in a nearly two-year investigation that resulted earlier this month in the indictment of 13 defendants by the Arizona Attorney General’s Office. The defendants face a myriad of charges, including money laundering; possessing, manufacturing, and selling illegal drugs; weapons violations; child abuse, and public benefit fraud. The case is being prosecuted by the Arizona Attorney General’s Office.
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/7-additional-defendants-arrested-ice-dismantles-major-drug-trafficking-ring
