The Brief
- 23 people in the Lubbock area have been arrested and charged with trafficking meth and fentanyl.
- Officials with the Northern District of Texas have released the names of those accused.
- Over the course of the investigation, law enforcement seized more than 43 kilograms of methamphetamine, 285.4 grams of fentanyl (approx. 1,902 pills), 335.5 grams of cocaine, 2,296.7 grams of marijuana, and six firearms.
LUBBOCK, Texas – Twenty-three accused methamphetamine and fentanyl traffickers in Lubbock, Texas, have been federally charged with drug crimes, according to Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad E. Meacham.
The defendants, charged in nine indictments, were arrested on Wednesday, March 26th. Initial appearances began Friday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Amanda ‘Amy’ R. Burch.
The Investigation
This investigation began in March 2023. Over the course of the investigation, law enforcement seized more than 43 kilograms of methamphetamine, 285.4 grams of fentanyl (approx. 1,902 pills), 335.5 grams of cocaine, 2,296.7 grams of marijuana, and six firearms.
The 285.4 grams of seized fentanyl equals potentially 21,662 lethal doses of fentanyl.…