The sophisticated operation involved Mexican cartels, an Italian mafia figure based in Montreal and a network of drivers employed by dozens of trucking companies, authorities say.
FBI announces takedown of international drug trafficking ring – NBC Los Angeles
Western District of Washington, Eleven people arrested in Washington and California in connection with cartel connected drug trafficking schemes
Feds sentence 13 drug traffickers in 3-county crime ring
Operation Dead Hand B-Roll — FBI
FBI announces 19 indictments in 'Operation Dead Hand' against drug ring spanning Southern California to Canada - ABC7 Los Angeles
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Statewide drug trafficking operation nets nearly 20 arrests - CBS Los Angeles
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FBI 'Operation Dead Hand' disrupts drug ring operating from SoCal