03-02-2011, 04:07 AM
(03-02-2011, 03:45 AM)Just-Curious Wrote: Heroin bust said to be biggest in Ohio
Arrests are the result of a two year investigation
Updated: Tuesday, 21 Sep 2010, 4:57 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 21 Sep 2010, 4:56 PM EDT
By THOMAS J. SHEERAN Associated Press Writer
CLEVELAND (AP) - Authorities in Cleveland say they have cracked an international drug-smuggling ring that netted 44 pounds of heroin in what they believe is the biggest seizure of the drug in Ohio history.
Twenty-four suspects face charges including heroin possession and drug trafficking in an indictment unsealed Tuesday. The case began with federal surveillance of the Columbia-to-Miami drug pipeline.
The government is seeking nearly $2 million in confiscated cash and the forfeiture of homes in Cleveland and suburban Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights and Solon.
Authorities say the heroin was smuggled from Columbia, Mexico and Nigeria and sent to Cleveland to be resold to street dealers.
U.S. Attorney Steve Dettelbach says the two-year investigation involved numerous phone taps.
Wow. Thats ALOT of Heroin....wonder what the street value of that is.
Is this what case they are being brought in on? this is from September of 2010...
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