PITTSBURGH, Fla. — Sixteen local residents face federal drug charges following a grand jury indictment targeting a major local cocaine distribution network, law enforcement officials announced Thursday.
The single-count indictment, unsealed July 23 after federal agents and police made a series of arrests across the region, alleges a conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine and powder cocaine. According to federal court documents, the alleged operation ran from November 2025 through July 2026.
U.S. Attorney Troy Rivetti announced the charges alongside investigators from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, and the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office, who jointly conducted the inquiry…