Feds charge 42 people tied to Poway gang with alleged drug distribution – NBC 7 San Diego

Feds charge 42 people tied to Poway gang with alleged drug distribution  NBC 7 San Diego

Forty-two alleged members and associates of San Diego County gangs have been indicted for allegedly distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl. A major law enforcement operation busted a gang based in Poway with ties to the Mexican mafia. NBC 7’s M.G. Perez has the details. Forty-two alleged members and associates of a San Diego County gang have been indicted on charges of distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Friday. At a press conference, the office announced the arrests of suspects connected to the Varrio Hidden Hills street gang based in the Poway neighorhood of the same name. Stream San Diego News for free, 24/7, wherever you are with NBC 7.

Photos were released to the media showing weapons and wrapped blocks of drugs confiscated at different locations around the county. Sales and distribution reportedly happened in communities from Oceanside and Escondido to El Cajon and Chula Vista. Early Wednesday morning FBI agents served warrants at a Lemon Grove house where they were fired on by one of the accused gang members. No one was hurt in the shooting, but we now know the operation was part of the county-wide investigation. “These drug trafficking networks have no bounds," said Mark Remily, FBI Special Agent In Charge of the San Diego office. "We’re going to see that ripple effect across the