DEA Says 28 Held in Drug Trafficking Raid
Federal agents arrested 28 people and seized more than 1,300 pounds of cocaine during an overnight raid around Atlanta that dismantled one of the largest drug trafficking cells on the East Coast, the Drug Enforcement Administration said.
The raid, known as Operation Long Whine, also netted 40 pounds of methamphetamines and $8 million in cash, the DEA said. It was the second major seizure in the agency’s 4-month-old “Money Trail” initiative to monitor drug money that passes between the United States and Mexico. It followed arrests made July 19 in Denver and Detroit.
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