Federal officials said they cracked a major methamphetamine distribution ring with the arrest Tuesday of 23 people named in a drug-trafficking indictment.
An 18-month investigation by a task force that included local and federal law enforcement agencies resulted in the indictment of 33 people. Six of the 33 suspects were already in custody and four were still being sought.
The distribution network worked in Whittier, Santa Fe Springs and Pico Rivera, selling "nearly pure methamphetamine" in quantities as large as half a pound, according to a statement from the U.S. attorney's office.
Most of the suspects are members or affiliates of gangs, many of them associated with the Los Nietos gang, the statement said.
Thirty-one of the defendants are charged with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Some also are charged with narcotics possession and firearm offenses.
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