35 arrested in bust of N. California drug ring
35 arrested in bust of N. California drug ring
By The Associated Press
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 12:31 p.m.
SAN FRANCISCO — Law enforcement officials have busted a major drug ring in Northern California.
State Attorney General Kamala Harris said Wednesday that Operation Red Reach resulted in 35 arrests and the seizure of 26 firearms and more than 135 pounds of methamphetamine.
Harris says the operation by local, state and federal law enforcement agencies has shut down a network of gangs that dealt drugs and guns in western Contra Costa County.
The suspects arrested include members of the Nortenos gang, local gangs and a Mexican drug trafficking cartel.
Operation Red Reach began in February 2009 with an investigation into the activities of Joseph Abbate, an identified member of the Nortenos gang, who was among those arrested.
Harris says the operation is part of the state's campaign to combat gang violence in California.
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