U.S. Department of Justice
United States Attorney
Northern District of Texaswww.justice.gov/usao/txn For Immediate Release

September 2, 2010

James T. Jacks, United States Attorney

Contact: Kathy Colvin
(214) 659-8600

Seven Street Gang Members Arrested on Federal Charges for Running a Drug Distribution Conspiracy in Dallas

All Face Up to Life in Prison if Convicted
Five Others Arrested Face State Felony Charges

DALLAS — Seven alleged members of violent local street gangs, who allegedly ran a drug distribution conspiracy in the Highland Hills and Pleasant Grove areas in Dallas, were arrested this morning on charges outlined in one of two federal indictments returned last month and unsealed late yesterday and today, announced U.S. Attorney James T. Jacks of the Northern District of Texas. Five additional defendants were arrested and charged at the state level. Those arrested on federal charges will begin making their initial appearances before U.S. Magistrate Judge Renée Harris Toliver in Dallas this afternoon at 2:00 p.m.

This Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation, “Operation Greedy Grove,â€