LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Twenty-three people have been indicted in a federal investigation that authorities say uncovered a California-based supply network responsible for attempting to distribute hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine in Central Arkansas.
Thirteen people were arrested Tuesday, July 14, in Arkansas, California and Texas during Operation Return to Sender, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
Federal prosecutors said 14 defendants were in custody Thursday and two — David Ellis, 42, of Malvern, and Corey Lucas, 48, of Little Rock — remained fugitives. Sixteen defendants were scheduled to appear Thursday for plea and arraignment before U.S. Magistrate Judge Joe J. Volpe…