NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's New Orleans Field Office issued the following press release:
The FBI and DEA announced major progress in the fight against violent crime in Louisiana, providing results from Operation Summer Heat 2.0. The agencies partnered with more than two dozen local, state, and federal law enforcement between June 1, 2026 and August 31, 2026, using intelligence-based investigations to target and dismantle drug trafficking organizations.
Statewide, 662 individuals were arrested on more than 1,000 state and federal charges, 315 firearms, and 207 kilograms of illegal narcotics including cocaine, fentanyl, marijuana, and methamphetamine were seized along with $325,85...