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WASHINGTON — Authorities in Washington say a yearlong undercover gun and drug trafficking operation has led to 70 arrests and the seizure of $7.1 million worth of drugs and firearms.
D.C. police and agents with the federal bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives conducted the operation along with other federal authorities. They set up a phony recording studio in November 2010 where undercover agents purchased guns and drugs.
The operation netted 161 firearms, including 29 assault weapons, along with methamphetamine, cocaine, PCP, marijuana, heroin and ecstasy. Authorities say one of the suspects, Christopher Washington, offered to sell grenades and rocket launchers to the agents.
Police Chief Cathy Lanier says the people arrested were “extremely dangerous.” The team uncovered connections to a Mexican drug cartel and gun traders from outside the region.
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