The Department of Justice (DOJ) has arrested 19 suspects in a broader New England drug trafficking operation, at least 14 of whom are in the country illegally, according to reports.
In total, 25 suspects have been charged, but six remained at large at the time of a Friday press release in which the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced findings of an investigation that has been ongoing for more than 2.5 years.
Authorities seized more than 2.3 kilograms of fentanyl, 12 kilograms of suspected fentanyl and cocaine, 300 grams of cocaine, six firearms, and approximately $400,000 during raids and arrests that occurred primarily in the vicinity of Boston.
“Communities across eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island are safer today because of this takedown that dismantled a sophisticated and large-scale drug trafficking organization operating in plain sight,” said U.S. Attorney Joshua S. Levy.
“We allege that these defendants exploited addiction for personal profit and with full knowledge that the drugs they were peddling could be lethal. They allegedly raked in $20,000 a day at the expense of the lives and safety of people suffering from drug addiction.”
Incredibly, nowhere in the detailed statement does the DOJ explain that nearly three-quarters of the suspects arrested thus far are apparently illegal aliens.
“Per federal law enforcement source, 14 of the 19 are illegal aliens, mostly Dominican, & 10 of those illegal aliens were arrested in the sanctuary city of Boston, which just voted 13-0 last week to reaffirm its sanctuary status,” Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin reported on Sunday.
NEW: DOJ has charged 25 people in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy in MA & RI. 19 targets were arrested on Thursday in an ICE/DEA operation.
Per federal law enforcement source, 14 of the 19 are illegal aliens, mostly Dominican, & 10 of those illegal aliens were arrested in the…— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) December 9, 2024
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was listed as one of the agencies that has participated in the investigation.
Just two days prior to the DOJ’s announcement, the Boston City Council – which is comprised exclusively of Democrats – voted unanimously to reaffirm the city’s status as a sanctuary for illegal aliens, many of whom have criminal records in the U.S.
This article was originally published at InfoWars.com
