United States Department of Justice
United States Attorney Scott N. Schools
Northern District of California
11th Floor, Federal Building
450 Golden Gate Avenue, Box 36055
San Francisco, California 94102
(415) 436-7200
FAX: (415) 436-7234

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 24, 2007


http://sanfrancisco.fbi.gov/dojpressrel ... 102407.htm

FEDERAL-LOCAL TASK FORCE DISMANTLES HUGE HEROIN RING
23 indicted by federal grand jury for conspiracy; approximately 500 law enforcement personnel join forces to conduct multiple searches and arrests



SAN FRANCISCO – United States Attorney Scott N. Schools announced that a federal grand jury in San Francisco indicted 23 individuals for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution of heroin. The indictment also charges use of a person under 18 to distribute a controlled substance and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. Fourteen (14) of the individuals were arrested early this morning, in a set of coordinated raids conducted by over 500 federal and state law enforcement officers. Three (3) of the individuals were already in custody and arrangements for their court appearances will be made at a later date. Along with the arrest warrants, the agents and local officers also executed 20 federal search warrants in northern and eastern California. The indictment was filed on October 11, 2007 and unsealed today.

“Heroin destroys people’s lives, families, and communities,â€