More than 20 arrests on federal drug trafficking and illegal gun possession charges were announced this week at the U.S. Department of Justice’s Louisville office, as law enforcement agencies in attendance advised a new collaborative effort should help continuing efforts to crack down on violent crime.
“Let these indictments be a warning. To anyone in Louisville that wishes to poison our streets, we’re coming,” said Kyle G. Bumgarner, U.S. attorney for the Western District of Kentucky. “To trigger-pullers who have no regard for human life, we’re coming. And to gang members scaring innocent people from downtown Louisville, we’re coming.”
A total of 22 people have been charged as a result of two separate investigations, Operation Burn Bridges and Operation Express Delivery, Bumgarner and other law enforcement leaders said at their July 1 news conference. Most are from Louisville, though six who are accused of trafficking methamphetamine into the region are from California…