NASHVILLE, TN – Federal authorities announced Tuesday that a months-long investigation has dismantled an MS-13 cell operating in the Nashville area, leading to at least 17 arrests across three states.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), working with multiple federal, state, and local partners, carried out a series of court-authorized raids early this morning. Suspects were taken into custody in Tennessee, California, and Oklahoma.
In addition to the arrests, agents seized large amounts of marijuana, counterfeit pills, cocaine, THC vapes, liquid psilocybin, and several firearms, including assault rifles.
“These arrests represent a critical milestone in DEA’s mission to dismantle drug trafficking organizations operating in the United States and around the globe,” said DEA Admi