PITTSBURGH \u2014 Four people were arrested in the Pittsburgh area Tuesday morning in connection with a national drug trafficking ring. <\/p>\n
According to the FBI Pittsburgh office, the four were taken into custody on federal arrest warrants with help from SWAT. A fifth person was arrested in California.<\/p>\n
The FBI says the arrests are in connection with a drug trafficking organization stretching from the West Coast into Western Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, the Department of Justice released new information about the four people arrested locally and the charges they\u2019re facing.<\/p>\n
According to the DOJ, the three Western Pennsylvania residents and one California resident have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating federal drug and gun laws.<\/p>\n
The six-count indictment charges Darius Dudley, 33, of Duquesne; Vince Kelly, 36, of White Oak; Keontae Spears, 42, of Homestead; and Robert Gonzales, 41, of Jurupa Valley, Calif.<\/p>\n
The indictment alleges that, between April and August of 2025, the defendants distributed at least 5 kilograms of cocaine and 400 grams of fentanyl.<\/p>\n
Spears is also charged with having a gun as a convicted felon in August 2025, despite being prohibited under federal law.<\/p>\n
If convicted, the defendants could face up to life in prison and\/or a fine of up to $20 million.<\/p>\n
The FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service and Pennsylvania State Police handled the investigation before the indictment.<\/p>\n
This case is part of Project Safe Neighborhood, a program aimed at reducing violent crime across communities.<\/p>\n
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