According to the press release, officials seized 84.4 kilograms of meth, 4.5 kilograms of heroin, 10.4 kilograms of fentanyl, 7.6 kilograms of cocaine, 10.5 kilograms of marijuana, 687 Xanax pills and 3.1 kilograms of an unknown type of pill. Police bust drug trafficking ring responsible for selling more than Before sharing sensitive information, make sure youre on a federal government site. Jenna Thompson covers breaking news for The Kansas City Star. The three suspects were charged in the incident with the following: WATCH LIVE: The Wyandotte County District Attorney's Office gives an update on Wednesday's shooting that left three KCK officers injured. approached the home to execute a search warrant, Three police officers shot during east Kansas City drug raid released from hospital, Man died by suicide after Kansas City drug raid where 3 cops were shot: Authorities, Missing 22-year-old Kansas City man has been found safe: police, Thanks to Missouris voter ID law, Kansas Citians must pay to vote. Federal authorities charged 14 suspects and seized more than 220 pounds of methamphetamine in a Kansas City metro area drug trafficking bust. Official websites use .gov Jose Soto-Garcia, Jesus Hernandez-Mujica, Ricardo Hernandez-Mujica, Rueda-Simental, Soto-Vejar, Jimenez-Cimental, Tadeo-Soto, Arroyo-Cardenas, Gilberto Castillo-Soto, Victor Castillo-Soto, Zazueta-Valenzuela, Alvarado-Soto and Monica Soto-Garcia are all citizens of Mexico. Two men have been sentenced in federal court for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute large amounts of methamphetamine in the Springfield, Mo., area. Diaz. Among several other cash seizures, officers seized nearly $654,000 in a traffic stop on May 9, 2009, and more than $50,000 from another vehicle on May 19, 2009, all of which was proceeds from the drug-trafficking conspiracy. A total of 17 defendants, primarily from the Kansas City metropolitan area, have been indicted for their roles in a nearly $10 million conspiracy to distribute almost 1,000 kilograms of methamphetamine. ; Missael Guadalupe Soto-Vejar, also known as Missa, Narizon, and Flaco, 26, and Dennys Eliceo Sermeno-Campos, 27, both of Independence, Mo. Local experts . The shooting was reported just after 3 p.m. in the area of North 18th. Anthony D. Harris, 40, Latrell O. According to court documents, ATF began investigating the drug trafficking organization in April 2021. Copyright 2023 KCTV. Lewis said he gave their vehicle to the supplier, and he and Davis slept in a hotel room until they received word that the vehicle had been loaded. A locked padlock KANSAS CITY, Mo. KANSAS CITY, Mo. 39 charged with $5M meth, heroin conspiracy in Kansas City - WDAF-TV The meth was found at the Kansas City, Kan., house of one of the defendants. Kansas City police intercept massive fentanyl brick. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. Five Springfield, Mo., residents have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and for illegally possessing firearms. Drug Traffickers' Network Included Topeka, Kansas City, Great Bend Wichita was home to one of the first domestically-produced illicit-fentanyl cases in the United States. The meth seized from the van would also be worth a small fortune. Thirty-nine defendants are charged with a $4.7 million conspiracy to distribute meth and heroin in Kansas City. Twenty-five peopole living in New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Arizona and New Jersey have been indicted in connection with the case. FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports. Last year, KCK recorded a record 174 overdoses, with 40 being fatal. fentanyl is a lethal dose for most people, 1 kilogram of fentanyl is enough to create 1 million counterfeit pills that would sell for more than $20 million, leading to a very significant drop in property crimes, a 19-year-old man who died after taking just one pill, home to one of the first domestically-produced illicit-fentanyl cases, Wichita doctor who sold pain-med prescriptions for cash sentenced to life in prison, Kansas sheriff K-9 makes $9 million drug bust of driver who had suspended license, Wichita man, 27, dies after car chase Saturday night on Kansas Turnpike, In the land of the free, why cant we have mini-pickup trucks like the Taliban and ISIS? The ledger showed that during a four-month period of time this drug trafficking organization distributed more than 800 kilograms of cocaine and received $10 million in drug proceeds. Estimates show the 22 pounds of fentanyl, worth about $200 million, would be enough for nearly 5 million fatal doses.