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Alleged La Familia Cartel Members Hit Hard Throughout
Southern California
“Project Coronado” Results in More Than 1,186 Arrests During
44-Month Operation

OCT 22 -- LOS ANGELES (OCT 22) – DEA Special Agent in Charge Timothy J. Landrum announced the arrest of more than 24 individuals throughout Southern California as part a 44-month nationwide multi-agency law enforcement investigation known as “Project Coronado.” Locally, three Southern California based drug distribution cells associated with the violent La Familia drug cartel were targeted. >> Full Story

OCT 15, 2009	Four Arrests Following an 18-Month Drug Investigation in Saipan, NMI
SEP 22, 2009	DEA, Partners Attack Notorious L.A. Avenues Gang
JUL 17, 2009	DEA Anti-Gang Operation Results in 22 Arrests
JUL 15, 2009	Attorney General Holder Announces $8.7 Million in Recovery Act Grants to Support Law Enforcement Efforts on the Southwest Border
JUN 25, 2009	27 Members and Associates of the 18th Street Gang Arrested on Drug, Firearms and Immigration Charges

photo of SAC Landrum
Special Agent in Charge
Timothy J. Landrum


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