33 Alleged Members of Violent Drug Trafficking Gang Charged in 41-Count Indictment

The group allegedly used violence to enforce its territorial claims, including via physical assaults, shootings, and murder.

Drug Enforcement Administration agents working at an undisclosed location. File photo by Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images

Thirty-three alleged members of a “violent drug trafficking organization” operating in Philadelphia’s Kensington section have been indicted on charges of conspiring to distribute controlled substances and other offenses, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in an Oct. 24 statement.

The indictment, filed at the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Oct. 22, was aimed at individuals accused of being members of the Weymouth Street Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO). The defendants were charged with 41 counts in total.