WASHINGTON – D.C. Police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms announced a major crackdown on a D.C. drug operation Monday, arresting over 70 people and seizing more than $7.1 million in guns and drugs.
The investigation, called “Operation Manic Enterprises,” had been running for nearly a year. The operation ran through an undercover location that was set up to look like a rap artist’s recording studio. The majority of the drug purchases were made at this location.
Authorities seized approximately 80 pounds of meth, 9.6 kilos of cocaine, 1.25 gallons of PCP and 23.5 pounds of marijuana, heroin and ecstasy. Officials also seized 161 firearms, including 29 assault weapons.
“If these drugs and guns had made it to our streets, the impact would have been devastating to community, says D.C. Police Chief Chief Lanier in a press release. “These suspects had bragged about other violent crimes they had committed and had no qualms about killing police officers, guards and other innocent people.”
The Drug Enforcement Administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency and the U.S. Attorney’s office also assisted with the operation.