Siblings indicted in family drug ring
Source: tampabay.com
- Siblings led a family-run drug ring that shipped cocaine and heroin from California to Florida.
- Federal grand jury indicted 10 people, including seven family members, on drug trafficking charges.
- Operation Family Ties seized over 100 pounds of drugs and led to multiple arrests.
Federal agents busted a drug trafficking operation run by the Alvarez family from California, who shipped cocaine and heroin to distributors in Tampa. A grand jury indicted 10 people, mostly siblings and relatives, for their roles in the ring that moved drugs across the country. The case, dubbed Operation Family Ties, highlights how family networks fuel large-scale drug distribution and shows law enforcement's focus on dismantling them.