Tuesday, March 24, 2009

2 p.m. Press Conference TODAY -- OFFICIALS TAKE DOWN INTERNATIONAL HEROIN DISTRIBUTION ORGANIZATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS TAKE DOWN INTERNATIONAL

HEROIN DISTRIBUTION ORGANIZATION

 

 

WHO:              SHERIFF LEE BACA, LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT; THOMAS O’BRIEN, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY; SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE TIMOTHY LANDRUM, DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION; AND SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE ROBERT SCHOCH, IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT.

 

WHAT:            SHERIFF BACA WILL ANNOUNCE THE RESULTS OF AN INVESTIGATION INTO AN INTERNATIONAL HEROIN DISTRIBUTION ORGANIZATION WORKING HERE IN LOS ANGELES.  ARREST AND SEARCH WARRANTS FOR THIRTY-EIGHT LOCATIONS WERE EXECUTED THIS MORNING FOR A BUSINESS THAT DISTRIBUTES FIFTEEN KILOGRAMS OF HEROIN PER WEEK, YIELDING AN ESTIMATED $2,000,000.00 IN PROFITS PER MONTH. 

           

WHEN:            TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2009, AT 2:00 P.M.

                                   

WHERE:         SHERMAN BLOCK SHERIFF’S HEADQUARTERS BUILDING

                       4700 RAMONA BOULEVARD

                       MONTEREY PARK, CALIFORNIA  91754

                       (THOMAS GUIDE PAGE 635, F-2)

           

 

                                   

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT DEPUTY JOHNIE JONES AT (323) 810-2418 OR SHERIFF’S HEADQUARTERS BUREAU AT (323) 267-4800.

 

SHB-25M-09   X        X        X MARCH 24, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No comments: