The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced Monday that four men from L.A. County were arrested for allegedly conspiring to distribute “vast quantities” of methamphetamine and fentanyl.
The seven-count federal indictment comes after the DEA’s Los Angeles Field Division conducted a raid at a safehouse in Compton and seized millions of dollars worth of drug proceeds, contraband and weapons, according to a DEA release.
Investigators located the following during the raid:
- 785 kg (1,730 pounds) of methamphetamine
- 108 kg (238 pounds) of cocaine
- 117 kg (257 pounds) of powder fentanyl
- Approximately 360,000 counterfeit fentanyl pills
- Approximately $1,642,371 in drug proceeds
- 13 firearms
- 7 vehicles
Each of the four defendants — all of whom are residents of L.A. County — was charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. All four were arrested on May 28 and pleaded not guilty at their arraignment the next day…