Statement On Execution Of Federal Search Warrants In Fayette County

PITTSBURGH - David J. Hickton, United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, issued the following statement today in response to media inquiries regarding searches conducted on May 5, 2015:

"On Tuesday, May 5, 2015, special agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, troopers from the Pennsylvania State Police, and detectives from the Fayette County Drug Task Force - accompanied by Fayette County Tactical Medics from Fayette County EMS - executed federal search warrants at 11 locations in Fayette County, Pa., as part of an ongoing federal investigation.”