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September 05, 2025 - PHILADELPHIA, PA

AG Sunday Announces Takedown of Large-Scale Cocaine-Trafficking Enterprise with Numerous Arrests, Seizures of Drugs, Firearms in Philadelphia

Attorney General Dave Sunday and law enforcement partners announced charges against numerous individuals, along with seizures this week of drugs and firearms connected to a high-level cocaine/crack cocaine trafficking organization that operated primarily in north Philadelphia.

Among those charged are Jimme Torres, the alleged leader of the organization, and his son, Matthew Torres, who oversaw the enterprise when his father was at his home in Puerto Rico.

This week, the Office of Attorney General charged 21 individuals, and, along with partners from Philadelphia, Bucks, and Montgomery counties, executed numerous search warrants on cellphones and at residences and vehicles.



List of Speakers:
Attorney General Dave Sunday
Jennifer Schorn - Bucks County District Attorney
James Kelly - Deputy Commissioner, Philadelphia Police Department
Rochelle Bilal - Philadelphia Sheriff
Cate Piroli - Deputy Attorney General



Philadelphia, PA. Attorney General Dave Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_01.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. Attorney General Dave Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_02.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. Attorney General Dave Sunday speaks during Fridays press conference. Attorney General Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_03.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. Attorney General Dave Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_04.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. Attorney General Dave Sunday referring to evidence table during Fridays press conference. Attorney General Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_05.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. Attorney General Dave Sunday speaks during Fridays press conference. Attorney General Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_06.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. Attorney General Dave Sunday referring to a display with the drug trafficking organization flow on it during Fridays press conference. Attorney General Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_07.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. Attorney General Dave Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_08.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. Attorney General Dave Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_09.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. Attorney General Dave Sunday speaks during Fridays press conference. Attorney General Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_10.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. Attorney General Dave Sunday speaks during Fridays press conference. Attorney General Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_11.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. (Left) Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal stands next to Bucks County District Attorney, Jennifer Schorn (right) during Fridays press conference. Attorney General Dave Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_12.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. Bucks County District Attorney, Jennifer Schorn during Fridays press conference. Attorney General Dave Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_13.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. Bucks County District Attorney, Jennifer Schorn speaks during Fridays press conference. Attorney General Dave Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_14.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. James Kelly, Deputy Commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department speaks during Fridays press conference. Attorney General Dave Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_15.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. James Kelly, Deputy Commissioner of the Philadelphia Police Department speaks during Fridays press conference. Attorney General Dave Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_16.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. Rochelle Bilal, Philadelphia Sheriff speaks during Fridays press conference. Attorney General Dave Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_17.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. Rochelle Bilal, Philadelphia Sheriff speaks during Fridays press conference. Attorney General Dave Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_18.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. Cate Piroli, Deputy Attorney General speaks during Fridays press conference. Attorney General Dave Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_19.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. Attorney General Dave Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_20.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. Evidence table setup for Fridays press conference. Attorney General Dave Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_21.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. Evidence table setup for Fridays press conference. Attorney General Dave Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_22.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. Evidence table setup for Fridays press conference. Attorney General Dave Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_23.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. Evidence table setup for Fridays press conference. Attorney General Dave Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_24.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. Evidence table setup for Fridays press conference. Attorney General Dave Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_25.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. Evidence table setup for Fridays press conference. Attorney General Dave Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_26.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. Evidence table setup for Fridays press conference. Attorney General Dave Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_27.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. Evidence table setup for Fridays press conference. Attorney General Dave Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_28.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. Evidence table setup for Fridays press conference. Attorney General Dave Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_29.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. Evidence table setup for Fridays press conference. Attorney General Dave Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_30.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. Evidence table setup for Fridays press conference. Attorney General Dave Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_31.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. Evidence table setup for Fridays press conference. Attorney General Dave Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_32.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. Evidence table setup for Fridays press conference. Attorney General Dave Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_33.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. Rochelle Bilal, Philadelphia Sheriff and her staff pose for a photo with the evidence table after Fridays press conference. Attorney General Dave Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_34.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. Vehicles seized from the takedown of the 5th and Cornwall drug trafficking organizaiton. Attorney General Dave Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_35.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. Vehicles seized from the takedown of the 5th and Cornwall drug trafficking organizaiton. Attorney General Dave Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_36.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. Vehicles seized from the takedown of the 5th and Cornwall drug trafficking organizaiton. Attorney General Dave Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_37.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Philadelphia, PA. Vehicles seized from the takedown of the 5th and Cornwall drug trafficking organizaiton. Attorney General Dave Sunday and law enforcement partners discuss charges against numerous members of an upper-level cocaine/crack cocaine-trafficking enterprise that operated primarily in Philadelphia, with extensions to surrounding counties. September 5, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/28285_OAG_DrugTrafficPhilly_AG_38.jpg" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a>