Justice Department charges 11 in San Diego drug distribution ring

(FOX 5/KUSI) — The Justice Department unsealed five indictments and one complaint this week, charging 11 people with distributing drugs in San Diego County.

The 16-month investigation was a joint effort by the FBI San Diego Violent Crime Task Force – Gang Group and Homeland Security Investigations. Investigators from the San Diego Police Department, the California Department of Corrections, the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office Investigations and others also assisted in the operation.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of California detailed how authorities targeted Asian Crips-affiliated drug dealers in Mira Mesa and other areas in an investigation that utilized undercover agents, wire taps, confidential sources and more…

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