Federal officials say nine illegal aliens are among a total of three dozen suspects charged in connection to a drug trafficking operation with ties to South Carolina. The U.S. DOJ says, the DEA seized over 340 kilos of fentanyl, 70 kilos of cocaine, over 70 pounds of other drugs, more than 40 guns and 2.8 million dollars was seized in the operation.
They have also filed to seize 17 properties in Georgia and South Carolina with a total value of almost 4 million dollars. The Justice Department says, the takedown involved drug trafficking and money laundering by a Mexican based drug organization that had been operating in South Carolina as well for the last 15 years.
Officials report that the group smuggled the drugs into the U.S. and had a distribution network that spanned from the Midlands to the Low Country.
36 people have been charged thus far and the case is set to be prosecuted by the U.S. Attorneys Office.
