Federal and local investigators in Louisville have unwound a drug-trafficking and money-laundering network they say stretched from California to Kentucky, resulting in 13 arrests, about 350 pounds of seized methamphetamine and a $50,000 boat allegedly bought with drug proceeds. Officials announced the results of the investigation, called Operation Cold Route, at a joint press conference on Wednesday.
FBI Louisville Special Agent in Charge Olivia Olson appeared alongside federal, state and local law enforcement partners to detail the case, according to a statement from FBI Louisville
posted on X. The agency described it as a Homeland Security Task Force investigation. The seizures included about 350 pounds of methamphetamine, large quantities of fentanyl, cocaine and ecstasy, 10 firearms and more than $25,000 in cash…