Los Angeles News 2009

December 4, 2009	17 Charged in Reno/Sparks Area for Heroin & Cocaine Distribution
November 15, 2009	Doctor Sentenced to Nearly Five Years in Prison for Writing Controlled Substance Prescriptions for Cash
October 22, 2009	Alleged La Familia Cartel Members Hit Hard Throughout Southern California
October 15, 2009	Four Arrests Following an 18-Month Drug Investigation in Saipan, NMI
September 22, 2009	DEA, Partners Attack Notorious L.A. Avenues Gang
July 17, 2009	DEA Anti-Gang Operation Results in 22 Arrests
July 15, 2009	Attorney General Holder Announces $8.7 Million in Recovery Act Grants to Support Law Enforcement Efforts on the Southwest Border
June 25, 2009	27 Members and Associates of the 18th Street Gang Arrested on Drug, Firearms and Immigration Charges
June 16, 2009	Doctor Pleads Guilty to Multiple Counts of Writing Controlled Substance Prescriptions for Cash
May 28, 2009	Huntington Park Police Officer Found Guilty on Federal Drug Trafficking Charges Related to Theft of Narcotics
May 21, 2009	Massive Racketeering Case Targets Gang that Controlled Criminal Activity in Los Angeles Area Community
May 8, 2009	Doctor Guilty of Federal Drug Trafficking Charges for Writing Oxycodone Prescriptions for Cash
May 7, 2009	Compton Street Gang Members Charged for Roles in Narcotics Distribution Network
April 24, 2009	Florencia 13 Gang Member Arrested on Rico Charges
April 23, 2009	Twelve Las Vegas Residents Charged with Using Forged Prescriptions to Obtain Painkillers at Pharmacies
April 21, 2009	Owner of Numero Uno Markets Convicted of Federal Racketeering Charges After Jury Finds He Solicited Murder, Bribed Public Official
April 9, 2009	DEA Task Force Targets Lancaster Street Gang
April 2, 2009	DEA Task Force Seizes 13 Pounds of Meth from Home in Palm Springs
March 25, 2009	Joint DEA Task Force Targets Los Angeles Heroin Organization with Ties to Street Gangs
March 13, 2009	Charges Filed in Anna Nicole Smith Case
February 25, 2009	DEA Targets Southern California Violent Mexican Cartels in "Operation Xcellerator"
February 25, 2009	Hundreds of Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Members and Associates Arrested in Nationwide Takedown of Mexican Drug Traffickers
February 19, 2009	DEA Seizes MDMA Lab in the Glassell Park Area of Los Angeles
February 5, 2009	DEA Issues Immediate Suspension Order for LA Doctor
January 23, 2009	Ventura County Man Charged With Sale of "Magic Mushrooms" Consumed by Teen Later Killed on Freeway
January 13, 2009	$5 Million Civil Judgement Against Downtown Los Angeles Street Gang
January 13, 2009	Ten Defendants in Largest-Ever Federal Gang Case Found Guilty of Racketeering, Narcotics Charges