May 15, 2026 - Philadelphia, PA
Attorney General Dave Sunday, in collaboration with federal, state, and local law enforcement partners, announced the takedown of an upper-level, fentanyl-trafficking operation based in Northeast Philadelphia.This week, three individuals were charged and more than five kilograms of fentanyl - approximately $2 million worth - was seized from homes on Wellington Street and Montague Street.The arrests and seizures were the culmination of a collaborative investigation by the Office of Attorney General's Bureau of Narcotics Investigation, U.S. Attorney's Office, Philadelphia Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, Liberty Mid-Atlantic High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), Pennsylvania State Police, and the Philadelphia Sheriff's Office.Speakers:Dave Sunday, Attorney General of PennsylvaniaDerek Hines First Assistant US Attorney (Eastern District)Acting Special Agent in Charge Nathan Abel, Homeland Security Investigations PhiladelphiaFrank Vanore Deputy Commissioner, Philadelphia Police DepartmentPat Trainor, Regional Director of Narcotics Investigation, PA Office of Attorney General
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