This just in: U.S. Attorney General announces drug indictment
Thirteen members and associates of the Grape Street Crips have been indicted on charges of running a PCP ring in Southern California for the last six months. Four of the men were arrested today, and five were already in custody on other federal and state charges, Andrew Blankstein reports.
The indictments, handed down by a federal grand jury last week and unsealed today, cap a months-long investigation by an alphabet soup of law enforcement agencies, including the LAPD, DEA, ATF and the FBI. Police seized 54 kilos of PCP, valued at $1 million, as well as hundreds of gallons of the toxic chemicals used to produce it. They also raided a drug lab in Landers (earthquake, anyone?) just as gang members were in the midst of a "cook."
Atty. Gen. Michael Mukasey made today's announcement, which, given the relatively small scale of the news, had veteran crime reporters shaking their heads. Also present at the announcement, made in South Los Angeles, were Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and the LAPD's top cop, Bill Bratton.
--Veronique de Turenne
Did the LAPD's Top Cop tell those suspects they'd repay their debt in a bloody manner? Are they sleeping with the fishes?
Posted by: TruthSayer | March 26, 2008 at 03:35 PM
TruthSayer: Taking "An Eye for an Eye" a little far aren't we? These are only drug crimes.
Posted by: Henry | March 27, 2008 at 04:08 AM