DOJ Arrests More Than 300 People With Alleged Connections To La Familia Drug Cartel | Talking Points Memo

The Department of Justice issued the following press release today on the arrest of more than 300 alleged La Familia drug cartel members and associates. Here’s the full text:WASHINGTON – Today Attorney General Eric Holder announced the arrest of nearly 1,200 individuals on narcotics-related charges and the seizure of more than 11.7 tons of narcotics as part of a 44-month multi-agency law enforcement investigation known as “Project Coronado.” The Attorney General was joined in announcing the current results of Project Coronado by DEA Acting Administrator Michele M. Leonhart, FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III and ATF Acting Director Kenneth E. Melson.


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