Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Drug Ring Hid Cocaine in Religious Statues and Tombstones


MAR 30- (New York, NY) The Drug Enforcement Administration today announced the results of the DEA-led Operation Omni Presence, a multi-jurisdictional international investigation that targeted a major drug trafficking organization, This New York investigation resulted in the arrest of 11 individuals, the seizure of 194 kilograms of cocaine and $474,000 USC.
Operation Omni Presence revealed a far-reaching cocaine trafficking organization based out of Mexico which used ingenious methods to smuggle their illegal contraband – including the concealment of bricks of cocaine inside of religious statues of the Virgin Mary.
 Operation Omni Presence used advanced techniques of information collection and intelligence sharing to identify every facet of the organization. As a result, DEA was able to identify and dismantle all levels of criminal activity, from the Mexican source of supply to the wholesale distributors and retail dealers in our local communities

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