06-23-2023, 10:59 PM
19 charged, 3 at large after ATF and DEA raids across Indianapolis by U.S. district attorneys (fox59.com)
[FONT="]INDIANAPOLIS Federal authorities led an operation Thursday morning where they raided multiple sites around the Indianapolis area.[/FONT]
[FONT="]During Friday mornings press conference they confirmed 19 individuals were charged in a series of four federal indictments on drug trafficking and illegal firearm possession charges. Agencies are also searching for three more fugitives they named including; Joaquin Carranza, Jaraughn Bertram and Jordan Sumner. Their mugshots are seen below.
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[FONT="]According to court documents and information presented in open court, Jaraughn Bertram and Deondre Perry allegedly led drug trafficking organizations in Central Indiana that trafficked significant quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine from Arizona to Indianapolis, Anderson and Muncie areas. The organizations allegedly possessed and used firearms, including weapons that had been converted into fully automatic firearms to further their drug trafficking activities. [/FONT]
[FONT="]Investigators said much of the fentanyl was manufactured in Mexico by two main drug cartels. Many of the drugs were sent through US mail from Arizona to Central Indiana. [/FONT]
[FONT="]During this year-long investigation, law enforcement seized the following contraband and proceeds of the alleged criminal activity: [/FONT]
[FONT="]INDIANAPOLIS Federal authorities led an operation Thursday morning where they raided multiple sites around the Indianapolis area.[/FONT]
[FONT="]During Friday mornings press conference they confirmed 19 individuals were charged in a series of four federal indictments on drug trafficking and illegal firearm possession charges. Agencies are also searching for three more fugitives they named including; Joaquin Carranza, Jaraughn Bertram and Jordan Sumner. Their mugshots are seen below.
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[FONT="]According to court documents and information presented in open court, Jaraughn Bertram and Deondre Perry allegedly led drug trafficking organizations in Central Indiana that trafficked significant quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine from Arizona to Indianapolis, Anderson and Muncie areas. The organizations allegedly possessed and used firearms, including weapons that had been converted into fully automatic firearms to further their drug trafficking activities. [/FONT]
[FONT="]Investigators said much of the fentanyl was manufactured in Mexico by two main drug cartels. Many of the drugs were sent through US mail from Arizona to Central Indiana. [/FONT]
[FONT="]During this year-long investigation, law enforcement seized the following contraband and proceeds of the alleged criminal activity: [/FONT]
- Over 32.8 kilograms (72.3 pounds) of fentanyl, or over 320,000 fentanyl pills
- Over 53.5 kilograms (117.9 pounds) of methamphetamine
- Over 205.6 kilograms (453.2 pounds) of marijuana
- 113 firearms
- 60 machinegun conversion devices
- Over $521,000 in cash
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