Authorities have dismantled a drug-smuggling operation they say involved large quantities of narcotics coming into Los Angeles from Mexico before being distributed in the U.S. and brought into Canada by long-haul truckers.
Authorities have dismantled a drug-smuggling operation they say involved large quantities of narcotics coming into Los Angeles from Mexico before being distributed in the U.S. and brought into Canada by long-haul truckers.
The cross-border operation saw 19 people charged in two U.S. federal indictments for their alleged roles in the organized crime syndicate, including Roberto Scoppa, a Montreal man alleged to be a large-scale Canadian trafficker and Italian Mafia figure.
A task force comprised of federal, state and local law enforcement officials conducted a sting operation on an international drug trafficking ring that transported drugs across the United States and Canada by way of Southern California. Thirty search warrants were served across Los Angeles simultaneously as part of Operation Dead Hand, Los Angeles Police Department […]