Officials said they seized over 50,000 potentially fatal doses of fentanyl.
12 alleged members of a drug trafficking organization operating in Philadelphia's Kensington section have been indicted on narcotics and guns charges.A dozen people have been indicted by a grand jury in connection to a violent drug trafficking organization that has been operating out ofTen of those people indicted have been arrested by law enforcement in Philadelphia. One person is waiting to be transferred from another state and one person remains a fugitive.
The others facing charges include 48-year-old Chanel Diaz Oscar, 59-year-old Zaida Diaz, 44-year-old Marcelino Minaya Lebron, 26-year-old Noel Arce, 37-year-old Abdul Perez, 28-year-old Ahmed Perez, 55-year-old Juan Acosta, 35-year-old Angel Colon, 33-year-old Alexander Roman Delgado, 33-year-old Angel Velex and 30-year-old Jose Rodriguez. They are all said to be from Philadelphia.
"A total of 57 firearms, including multiple personally-made firearms -- also known as PMFs -- 556 and 223 caliber rifles, pistols with extended magazines, stolen firearms and thousands of rounds of ammo, as well as a machine gun-conversion device -- also known as a switch," Degree said.
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