LUBBOCK, Texas — Several local and federal authorities announced on Thursday that eight people were arrested in a “Project Safe Neighborhoods takedown” in Lubbock. Officials said some suspects were charged with dealing fentanyl and meth, and some had illegal guns.
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Four of the eight suspects are known felons, according to U.S. Attorney Leigha Simonton.
“We expect more arrests to come,” Simonton said.
According to Simonton, about 40 officers and agents participated in the “significant” takedown. The ATF, DEA, FBI Lubbock, Homeland Security Investigations, Lubbock Police Department, Lubbock County Sheriff’s Office, Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Tech Police Department and Plainview Police Department were included.
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ATF Public Information Officer Sara Abel described the eight arrestees as “menacing.” According to Abel, 12 guns were seized. One gun had a machine gun conversion device, another was stolen and another had potentially been used in a previous crime. Abel said more than 900 grams of meth, two ounces of cocaine and 10 pounds of marijuana were taken off the streets of Lubbock.