Colorado Based Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Disrupted

MAY 01 -- DENVER – A federal grand jury in Denver has returned a 55-count indictment charging 22 defendants with conspiracy and other drug trafficking crimes, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Weld County Drug Task Force, and the Longmont Police Department announced today. Of the 22 indicted, 14 were arrested this week without incident. Six of the defendants were already in custody. Another 2 have not been arrested, and are now considered fugitives. Also, 3 search warrants were executed, two in Longmont and one in Thornton. Those arrested this week will appear for detention hearings in U.S. District Court in Denver on Monday, May 4, 2009. >> Full Story