ATF: White supremacists among 70 charged in massive meth bust

By Jennifer Cruz

70 defendants were charged in the indictment, but 23 remain fugitives. (Photo: ATF)
Over two hundred law enforcement officers, including more than 150 tactical officers, assisted in executing warrants Wednesday morning in two Arkansas counties, resulting in 44 arrests for drug and gun-related crimes.
Altogether, 70 defendants were named in the indictment, and face numerous charges, including conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute meth, distribution of methamphetamine, use of a firearm in relation to a drug trafficking crime, and felon in possession of a firearm. Twenty-three of the defendants remain at large.
The vast majority of those who were arrested Wednesday are convicted felons, many with violent criminal histories.
“Targeting violent, armed drug dealers will be a priority for my office, as well as for all law enforcement agencies in central Arkansas,” said Cody Hiland, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
Hiland said the collective goal is to get criminals off of the streets and return the communities to the law-abiding citizens. He called Wednesday’s arrests “a victory against these dangerous criminals,” while ATF Asst. Special Agent in Charge McCrary called the criminals a “plague” on the city and surrounding communities.
The arrests came as a result of a

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