KANSAS CITY – A new Kansas City Metro OCDETF Strike Force is
targeting drug traffickers and violent criminals on both sides of the state
line, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister in Kansas and U.S. Attorney Tim Garrison
in the Western District of Missouri announced today.
McAllister and Garrison held a joint press conference to
announce that local, state, and federal law enforcement officers are working
together on Strike Force cases.
“The Strike Force already is conducting investigations and
filing charges against the criminals who are poisoning our community with drugs
and violence,” McAllister said. “Crime does not stop at the state line and
neither does the Strike Force.”
“This new Strike Force presents a united front against drug
trafficking and violent crime throughout the metropolitan area,” Garrison said.
“We are marshaling agents and officers from both Missouri and Kansas under the
same roof and equipping them with additional investigative resources to better
protect our community from the violent scourge of drug trafficking.”
The Strike Force, which launched in April 2019, is targeting
drug trafficking organizations that are making the streets of metro Kansas City
less safe and more violent by importing large quantities of methamphetamine,
heroin, fentanyl, and other drugs from Mexico and elsewhere.
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