31 Arrested in Casino Drug-Dealing Sting
Undercover narcotics agents from several Central Valley counties arrested 31 people in connection with drug deals at the Palace Indian Gaming Center after collaborating in a three-month operation.
“We initiated the investigation because we had enough information to show there was quite a bit of street-level drug dealing in the Palace itself,” said Michael Ortiz, commander of the Kings County Narcotics Force.
The drug deals uncovered were sales in increments of $20 to $40, and all were for methamphetamine, except for one, which was for methamphetamine and marijuana, Ortiz said.
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