St Pete Police Make Multi Million Drug Trafficking Ring Bust
Pinellas law enforcement made a HUGE drug bust, with millions of dollars of illegal narcotics confiscated. The group has been classified as a gang by police. The extensive investigation has netted some interesting information.
For months police watched the group transport millions of dollars of drugs from California to the Tampa Bay area. Hillsborough, Pinellas, Manatee and Sarasota counties all had drugs come into their area from this trafficking ring. They brought the drugs in literally by the truck load. Semi trucks made frequent trips back and forth.
During the months long investigation, over 130 arrests have been made, and just as many subpoenas. On top of the arrests made, and drugs siezed, they executed six search warrants. Also the alleged ring leaders have been arrested and are currently in custody. Below is a list of the items discovered during the busts. READ MORE
- About 1,800 pounds of marijuana with a street value of about $3 million
- 15 guns, three of which were stolen
- $360,000 in cash
- 7 pounds of codeine
- Roughly 1.5 ounces of crack cocaine
- 1.4 ounces of powder cocaine
- About 0.2 ounces of methamphetamine
- 0.6 ounces of heroin laced with fentanyl
- 252 BU Crystals, a stimulant that was mistakenly sold as ecstasy
- 37 ounces of THC wax
- Eight vehicles, two of which were stolen
