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AUSTIN, TX (AP) -
Officers have arrested 19 suspects in a Central Texas-based cocaine and cash smuggling ring with ties to Mexico.
The Texas Department of Public Safety on Thursday
announced the arrests in a multi-agency investigation dubbed Operation
Treasure.
Authorities have seized $1 million and more than
120 pounds of cocaine in a criminal network operating from the Austin
area. Investigators say cocaine was also transported to Houston and
Dallas, along with Kentucky, Georgia, North Carolina, Florida and
Alabama.
A federal indictment returned Tuesday and unsealed
Thursday charges the suspects with conspiracy to possess with intent to
distribute cocaine. Six individuals also face charges of bulk cash
smuggling.
Prosecutors say proceeds from cocaine sales were transported back to Austin and eventually to Mexico.
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