The Drug Enforcement Agency said Tuesday it arrested 17 MS-13 gang members operating a cell based in Nashville.
Other arrests were made in California and Oklahoma, the agency said in a news release announcing it had “dismantled ” the cell. The nine-month investigation also led to the seizure of “bulk quantities of marijuana, counterfeit pills, cocaine, THC vapes, liquid psilocybin and multiple firearms, including assault rifles.”
“These arrests represent a critical milestone in DEA’s mission to dismantle drug trafficking organizations operating in the United States and around the globe – prioritizing those designated by President Trump as Foreign Terrorist Organizations,” said DEA Administrator Terrance Cole. “MS-13 has left a trail of violence and devastation across communities nationwide.”…