Feds charge more than two dozen in California-Mexico meth ring
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More than two dozen people have been indicted in California for their roles in a cross-border drug ring that sent methamphetamine to the United States from Mexico.
Federal authorities say 16 of 27 people were arrested Thursday as part of a 16-month investigation. They each face drug conspiracy charges and will be sentenced to a minimum 10-year prison term if convicted.
Investigators say the ring involved members of the La Familia Michoacan drug clan as well members of two Latino gangs in Southern California.
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They say methamphetamine was imported in an unfinished or liquid state and then was crystallized for sale on the streets. In most cases, the drug was 99 percent pure.