The Houston division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was especially busy when, recently, nearly two dozen people in Texas were arrested and charged in a massive money laundering operation.
This crime ring involved not only money laundering, but also drug trafficking and a large firearms shipment.
Money Laundering Operation in Texas
23 people were arrested on charges including drug trafficking, firearms and money laundering from the Houston, Galveston, and Rio Grande Valley regions of Texas on the week of June 18.
Crimes for all 23 range from transporting 170 kg of cocaine, 2,000 kg of methamphetamine and over 100 firearms, to over $3 million in laundered cash…