United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska
Deborah R. Gilg announces that Operation Blue Storm was selected as the
National Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) most
outstanding regional drug trafficking case for 2012. An awards ceremony
was held today at the United States Attorney’s Office honoring the
investigators and prosecutors involved in this case. The cooperative
efforts of these individuals made the Operation Blue Storm OCDETF case
such a resounding success. The award recipient agencies involved in the
case included 25 investigators and prosecutors from the following
agencies:
The OCDETF program was established in 1982 as a multi-agency, nationwide effort to pursue intelligence-driven, coordinated multi-jurisdictional investigations of criminal organizations trafficking drugs and laundering the illicit proceeds of crime. The OCDETF Program forms the centerpiece of the DOJ counter-narcotics strategy and is also the platform through which the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Treasury pursue complex drug and drug-related money laundering investigations. Through the OCDETF Program, these three executive departments use prosecutor-led, multi-agency task forces to combat high-priority national and international organized criminal organizations.
The investigation and prosecution resulted in the dismantlement of a multi-state marijuana trafficking enterprise, headed up by Shannon Williams, and his associates, many of whom were members of a well-known street gang, the South Family Bloods. The enterprise was responsible for the transportation and distribution of nearly 16,000 pounds of marijuana with a street value of approximately $7.75 million. The trafficking operation occurred primarily between Arizona and Omaha. The Nebraska case resulted in the indictment and conviction of 15 individuals and the seizure of property valued at nearly $600,000. It led to another investigation in Arizona targeting the suppliers, which resulted in the indictment of 11 additional individuals. The suppliers were directly linked to the Sinaloa Mexican Cartel. This investigation required an incredible amount of coordination and orchestration by federal prosecutors. The investigation coordination and cooperation was outstanding from a number of local, state, and federal law enforcement officers across the country that dismantled a very lucrative criminal drug enterprise linked to the most powerful drug cartel in the world.
At the ceremony, United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg commented, “The outstanding work done by this collaboration of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies disrupted a major tentacle of the Sinaloa Mexican Cartel to the Midwestern region. This demonstrates law enforcement teamwork at its best.”
- Bellevue Police Department
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Internal Revenue Service
- Omaha Police Department
- Peoria (Arizona) Police Department
- United States Attorney’s Office—District of Nebraska
The OCDETF program was established in 1982 as a multi-agency, nationwide effort to pursue intelligence-driven, coordinated multi-jurisdictional investigations of criminal organizations trafficking drugs and laundering the illicit proceeds of crime. The OCDETF Program forms the centerpiece of the DOJ counter-narcotics strategy and is also the platform through which the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Treasury pursue complex drug and drug-related money laundering investigations. Through the OCDETF Program, these three executive departments use prosecutor-led, multi-agency task forces to combat high-priority national and international organized criminal organizations.
The investigation and prosecution resulted in the dismantlement of a multi-state marijuana trafficking enterprise, headed up by Shannon Williams, and his associates, many of whom were members of a well-known street gang, the South Family Bloods. The enterprise was responsible for the transportation and distribution of nearly 16,000 pounds of marijuana with a street value of approximately $7.75 million. The trafficking operation occurred primarily between Arizona and Omaha. The Nebraska case resulted in the indictment and conviction of 15 individuals and the seizure of property valued at nearly $600,000. It led to another investigation in Arizona targeting the suppliers, which resulted in the indictment of 11 additional individuals. The suppliers were directly linked to the Sinaloa Mexican Cartel. This investigation required an incredible amount of coordination and orchestration by federal prosecutors. The investigation coordination and cooperation was outstanding from a number of local, state, and federal law enforcement officers across the country that dismantled a very lucrative criminal drug enterprise linked to the most powerful drug cartel in the world.
At the ceremony, United States Attorney Deborah R. Gilg commented, “The outstanding work done by this collaboration of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies disrupted a major tentacle of the Sinaloa Mexican Cartel to the Midwestern region. This demonstrates law enforcement teamwork at its best.”
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