NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO ) — Six people, including one person accused of being affiliated with the Gulf Cartel, were arrested on Thursday following a joint operation headed by FBI New Orleans.
FBI officials say they’ve developed information that the cartel has been trafficking large amounts of fentanyl, cocaine and heroin from Houston, Texas, to Louisiana.
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With the help of the New Orleans Police Department, the Louisiana State Police, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, St. Bernard Parish Office deputies, K-9 agents with Customs and Border Patrol and Enforcement and Removal Operations, “high-risk” search warrants were executed at North Tonti and Mandeville streets, and Franklin Avenue.
Three of the six individuals arrested are immigration detentions. The other three were arrested by the NOPD and face state charges.
The investigation remains ongoing. No further information was provided…