Authorities Break Up Heroin Trafficking Ring Involving Illegal Immigrants

A needle, spoon, and narcotics bag are seen near a heroin encampment in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on April 10, 2017. Dominick Reuter/AFP/Getty Images

Officials in Ohio have broken up a heroin trafficking ring that involved illegal immigrants among the ringleaders.

Six people were charged after the investigation and at least two of those are illegal immigrants, according to the Department of Justice.