DES MOINES, Iowa — The Des Moines Police Department said multiple search warrants were served Thursday morning throughout Des Moines as part of a drug trafficking investigation.
The efforts began around 5:30 a.m. and DMPD, along with other local, state, and federal agencies, served the warrants.
Mid-morning, the U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Iowa released the locations in the Des Moines metro where the search warrants were served:
- 800th block of SW Ordnance Road, Ankeny;
- 1400th block of Arlington Avenue, Des Moines;
- 1200th block of Wall Avenue, Des Moines;
- 2500th block of East 23rd Street, Des Moines;
- 1300th block East Sheridan Avenue, Des Moines;
- 900th block of Emma Avenue, Des Moines;
- 100th block of East 28th Street, Des Moines;
- 1600th block of Army Post Road, Des Moines;
- 2200th block of Lyon Street, Des Moines;
- 2900th block of Dubuque Avenue, Des Moines; and
- 3000th block of Gateway Drive, Carlisle.
Sgt. Paul Parizek, Public Information Officer for DMPD, said the information is being shared to inform residents in affected neighborhoods and advise that there is no indication of ongoing danger.
An increased law enforcement presence is expected as part of the investigation…