Justice Department Arrests Nearly 200 in Nationwide Drug Trafficking Operation

The operation, part of a Violent Crime Reduction Strategy, targeted major drug rings across 10 states, with significant cases in Alaska, West Virginia, Nebraska, and Mississippi.

• Nearly 200 people have been arrested across 10 states in a nationwide operation against drug trafficking rings.
• One of the major cases led to the arrest of 54 defendants in Alaska, connected by a California inmate who used contraband phones in prison to run his drug operation.
• Another case in West Virginia led to the arrest of 82 defendants involved in a drug trafficking ring, with large quantities of fentanyl capsules and powder seized.
• In Nebraska, 19 defendants were charged for their roles in a meth distribution ring with ties to Kentucky and California.
• In Mississippi, 40 individuals were arrested as part of a four-year federal investigation of multiple drug-trafficking organizations distributing meth, cocaine, and other illegal narcotics.

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