Opened the indictment of the federal authorities on Monday to 22 people accused of conspiracy to sell heroin and other drugs of the heart of the Indian territory North Dakota oil patch.
In the survey, known as "operation and at the end of the winter, the first copy of the indictment" in March, but the authorities did not open the case, until Monday, because of the ongoing investigation.
Investigators said, heroin and other drugs are taken to fort Betty holder Indian reservation, locates in the southeast, Willis in the bakken oil patch, etc all over the country.
"This survey multiple jurisdictions have dealt a blow to national major drug trafficking organizations, it has been plagued by North Dakota good man," Chris said, warren, special agent in Minneapolis, the federal bureau of investigation office is responsible for.
, United States v. lopez, charging three state residents brother Horatio "happiness" lopez, 33, and Oscar lopez, 27, vasco, California and Michael Jason Smith, 32, evergreen, Colorado other defendants from North Dakota.
The indictment also charge the defendant conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. They face a maximum penalty of life imprisonment, no parole shall be granted.
"Charges because this is the end of the winter operation, increase organized drug distribution in fort Bert holder booking the first step in the northwest and North Dakota," American lawyer Timothy tepper said in a statement. "This complaint, will help make the bakken oil patch and reservation confirmation community more powerful and safe."
Smith barricade themselves new town officials in the two days in the family, was arrested in December. He was detained, on December 20, when officials use the front loader breakthrough into the family.
Law enforcement officials said, organized crime and other illegal activities, increase influx in search of work in the energy industry. According to recent estimates the U.S. census bureau, Willis, in the far northwest corner of state, is the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the country.
Federal authorities have increased minot, North Dakota) add a few FBI agents and a game in the bismarck and bismarck oil power of alcohol, tobacco and firearms agency security efforts.
"The United States attorney's office is committed to the organized crime's strategy is built on the federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies, the close cooperation between in the oil patch," he says. "
Authorities said that after ten years of sales in North Dakota heroin see only sporadic cases increased. Some researchers think that is fuelling market of heroin abuse prescription painkillers, because it is a cheaper alternative, more easy to obtain.



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