Multiple police departments and sheriff departments worked together to deconstruct the drug ring.<\/p>\n
PLACER COUNTY, Calif. \u2014 17 people have been booked and charged in a major drug trafficking shutdown carried out by the Placer County Special Operations Unit on March 12, according to the Placer County Sheriff\u2019s Department.<\/p>\n
Placer County operatives and Investigators investigated a large trafficking drug scheme that was transporting drugs from its home base in Sacramento to Placer County. The organization was found to be made up of members with connections to Sacramento drug trafficking and Mexican drug trafficking organizations.<\/p>\n
Multiple agencies conducted a search and arrest of over 25 locations in Sacramento County, Sacramento City, Elk Grove and Placer County. 17 individuals were taken into custody and charged, according to the Placer County Sheriff\u2019s Department. The operation in total took 8 months to execute.<\/p>\n
The Individuals have been identified as:<\/p>\n
\u2022 Alejandro Herrera, 41<\/p>\n
\u2022 Theodore St. Andre, 41<\/p>\n
\u2022 Don Wedgeworth, 82, Auburn<\/p>\n
The suspects booked currently reside in Placer County Jail and have been charged for the ownership of 65 pounds of meth, 7.25 Kilos of Cocaine, half a pound of Molly, over $100k in cash, 26 firearms and 1 DMT lab.<\/p>\n
Placer County Sheriff’s Department confirmed the following agencies as participants in the investigation:\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2022 Sacramento County Sheriff\u2019s Office (SIU\/GSU & SWAT)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Sacramento Police Department (SIU & SWAT)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Citrus Heights Police Department (SIU)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Folsom Police Department (SIU)<\/p>\n
\u2022 West Sacramento Police Department<\/p>\n
\u2022 California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)<\/p>\n
\u2022 California Department of Justice<\/p>\n
\u2022 Roseville Police Department<\/p>\n
\u2022 Placer County District Attorney\u2019s Office<\/p>\n
\u2022 Rocklin Police Department<\/p>\n
\u2022 Auburn Police Department<\/p>\n
\u2022 Placer Regional Auto Theft Task Force (RATTF)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Western Nevada Enforcement Team (WENET \u2013 El Dorado County)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Sacramento Auto Theft Task Force (SACCATS \u2013 CHP)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Trident Unit (Placer County DA\u2019s Office)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Placer Special Investigations Unit (PLEA)<\/p>\n
\u2022 Woodland Police Department<\/p>\n
According to the Placer County Sheriff’s Department, this is the first investigation of this scale they have conducted in recent years.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“We applaud the Placer County Sheriff\u2019s Office Special Operations detectives for their expertise, persistence, and dedication, which made this operation possible,” said the Placer County Sheriff’s Office.<\/p>\n