Barr: Authorities Bust Drug Trafficking Ring in Milwaukee as Part of Operation Legend

Barr: Authorities Bust Drug Trafficking Ring in Milwaukee as Part of Operation Legend
U.S. Attorney General William Barr speaks on Operation Legend, the federal law enforcement operation, during a press conference in Chicago, Ill., on Sept. 9, 2020. Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images
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Attorney General William Barr on Tuesday announced that 26 people have been charged with allegedly operating a drug trafficking ring in Milwaukee, including an alleged Mexican gang member who served as the ring’s leader.

The charges were made as part of Operation Legend, a federal initiative to drive down violent crime in major inner cities, which had provided assistance to the ring’s takedown.