The takedown of a “large-scale” cocaine trafficking ring has led to charges against eight people whom authorities called a “scourge” on the state of Pennsylvania.
Eight Pittsburgh-area residents were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of violating drug laws, United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced on Wednesday.
The indictment, which was unsealed after the arrests of seven of the defendants Wednesday morning, follows a 15-month Homeland Security Task Force investigation into what Rivetti called an “extensive” cocaine trafficking organization between June 2025 and September of this year. Multiple other agencies were also involved…