A multi-agency drug trafficking operation that began last summer ended Thursday with a big takedown in Sacramento and Placer counties, according to the Placer County Sheriff’s Office.
“Operation Meltdown” targeted a large-scale methamphetamine trafficking network linked to a Mexican drug trafficking organization and two Sacramento-area gangs, PSCSO said. Investigators estimated the group distributed roughly 500 pounds of meth monthly in the region.
“Illegal drugs have no place in Placer County. Those who bring them here will be located, arrested, and prosecuted,” the sheriff’s office said…