POLICE HEADQUARTERS, I AM
ROYCE JONES, KDKA NEWS.
ROYCE, THANK YOU.
NEW AT 4:00, MORE THAN TWO
DOZEN PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INDICTED
FOR THEIR ALLEGED LINKED TO AN
INTERNATIONAL DRUG RING IN
PITTSBURGH.
OPERATION TRIP WIRE STARTED TWO
YEARS AGO AFTER THE POSTAL
SERVICE FOUND COCAINE HIDDEN
INSIDE A PACKAGE.
U.S. ATTORNEY SCOTT BRADY SAYS
THE DRUG PIPELINE STARTED WITH
MEXICAN CARTELS WHEN SENT LARGE
QUANTITIES OF COCAINE INTO
CALIFORNIA AND
ARIZONA, DRUGS THAT ENDED UP
IN PITTSBURGH.
IT WAS A MAJOR ORGANIZATION,
TRACKING HUNDREDS OF KILOGRAMS
OF COCAINE ACROSS THE ENTIRE
COUNTRY AND HAD DIRECT TIES TO
THE CARTEL IN MEXICO.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THIS
