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		</div><h6><span style="color: #302424;"><strong>35 members of the &#8216;huge [multi-state] drug ring&#8217; were arrested in bust called &#8216;operation cookout&#8217;, yield a huge cache of opioids in Virginia</strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #302424;"><strong>During the arrests, authorities seized </strong></span><span style="color: #302424;"><strong>30kg of fentanyl &#8211; &#8216;enough to kill 14M people&#8217;</strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #302424;"><strong>Other drugs confiscated by agents include cocaine and heroin </strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #302424;"><strong>The operation also netted 24 firearms and more than $700,000 over three days</strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #302424;"><strong> More than 120 law enforcement officers from 30 law enforcement agencies in Virginia, North Carolina and Texas were involved in the arrest </strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #302424;"><strong>Cops in the operation spanned out across Virginia, North Carolina and Texas </strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #302424;"><strong>The illegal drugs were shipped up from Mexico, California and New York</strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #302424;"><strong>Smugglers used hidden compartments in their vehicles to hide the drugs, </strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #302424;"><strong>The drug ring used at least 94 &#8216;telecommunication devices,&#8217; including pre-paid cell phones in their day-to-day operations, changed their devices regularly to thwart tracking</strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #302424;"><strong>Suspects also communicated via Facebook and encrypted communications apps like FaceTime and WhatsApp</strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #302424;"><strong>Charges include conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, heroin, cocaine base, and fentanyl </strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #302424;"><strong>Conspiracy to launder money, felon in possession of a firearm, maintaining a drug-involved premises, use of a communication facility in furtherance of drug trafficking</strong></span></h6>
<h6><span style="color: #302424;"><strong>Other charges include interstate travel in aid of racketeering enterprises, and illegal re-entry by a previously deported or removed alien</strong></span></h6>
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<div>Federal authorities arrested 35 people in a massive three-state investigation that recovered a cache of weapons and illegal drugs, including enough of the deadly opioid fentanyl to kill 14 million people.<br />
Investigators who assisted in &#8216;Operation Cookout,&#8217; said they made the arrests Thursday and were still searching for four suspects.<br />
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The operation seized 24 firearms, 66 pounds each of fentanyl and heroin, 11 pounds of cocaine, and more than $700,000 in cash during the three-day &#8216;takedown,&#8217; according to a statement released by federal authorities.</div>
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<h6 class="overlay-icon mobile-gallery"><span style="color: var(--color-text);"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-327763" src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/G.-Zachary-Terwilliger-2.jpg" alt="G. Zachary Terwilliger 2.JPG" width="751" height="518" /> <strong>G. Zachary Terwilliger, US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, addressing media over the bust Friday noted that </strong></span><strong><span style="color: var(--color-text);"><span style="color: var(--color-text);">&#8216;This massive interdiction of narcotics, which included enough fentanyl to kill over 14 million people, is proof positive of the power and strength of federal, state, and local law enforcement collaboration&#8217; </span></span></strong></h6>
<div class="overlay-icon mobile-gallery"><span style="color: var(--color-text);">Over 120 law enforcement officers from 30 law enforcement agencies in Virginia, North Carolina and Texas were involved in the arrest of the 35 suspects.<br />
At least four more are facing charges, according to a 106-page indictment. </span></div>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">&#8216;This massive interdiction of narcotics, which included enough fentanyl to kill over 14 million people, is proof positive of the power and strength of federal, state, and local law enforcement collaboration,&#8217; said G. Zachary Terwilliger, US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.<br />
The indictment alleges the suspects were part of a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute, large amounts of heroin, fentanyl, cocaine and cocaine base in the Hampton Roads metropolitan region of southeast Virginia.<br />
The large-scale drug trafficking operation dates back to March 2016, say federal prosecutors.<br />
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<p>The &#8216;co-conspirators&#8217; participated in multiple criminal acts, including armed drug distribution. They are accused of working as suppliers, packagers, transporters, financiers, distributors and &#8216;facilitators&#8217; in the drug trafficking ring.<br />
<span style="color: var(--color-text);">Prosecutors say the suspects and other &#8216;unindicted co-conspirators&#8217; relied on narcotics suppliers in Mexico, California, and New York, and transported heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, and cocaine to Virginia. </span><span style="color: var(--color-text);"> </span></p>
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<div><span style="color: var(--color-text);">The drug smugglers used hidden traps in privately owned vehicles, couriers, and semi-trailers, trucks, and recreational vehicles.</span></div>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font">The drugs would end at various locations, including the houses and parking lots of businesses located in Newport News, Hampton, Suffolk, Carrolton, Yorktown, Lawrenceville, South Hill, and Richmond.<br />
At least 94 &#8216;telecommunication devices,&#8217; including pre-paid cell phones, were used by suspects in their day-to-day operations. Some were believed to have changed their devices regularly to thwart authorities.<br />
Suspects also communicated via Facebook and encrypted communications apps like FaceTime and WhatsApp.<br />
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Charges leveled against members of the the ring include conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, heroin, cocaine base, and fentanyl; conspiracy to launder money; felon in possession of a firearm; maintaining a drug-involved premises; use of a communication facility in furtherance of drug trafficking; interstate travel in aid of racketeering enterprises; and illegal re-entry by a previously deported or removed alien.<br />
&#8216;This operation, through its seizure of scores of kilograms of illicit narcotics, saved lives in the Eastern District and elsewhere,&#8217; said Terwilliger. &#8216;Any day where we can do that is particularly meaningful and impactful. An incredible thank you to our dedicated law enforcement partners and prosecutors.&#8217;</p>
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