22 Arrests in Texas Part of International Operation

SEP 17 -- (DALLAS) —  Twenty-two members of cocaine and methamphetamine trafficking cells associated with Mexico’s Gulf Cartel were arrested yesterday on charges outlined in two federal indictments that were also unsealed yesterday, announced Richard B. Roper, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas and James L. Capra, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA’s) Dallas Division.  Additionally, law enforcement officers executed several search warrants at various locations in North Texas which resulted in the seizure of more than $1 million in cash, approximately 300 kilograms of cocaine, approximately 400 pounds of  methamphetamine, also known as “ice” or “crystal meth,” approximately 20 weapons and various explosive devices. >> Full Story