Press Release
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
Apr 03,2024
United States Attorney Ronald C . Gathe , Jr . announced the sentencing of thirteen individuals by Chief Judge Shelly D . Dick in connection with an extensive federal , state , and local investigation by the Middle District Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force ( OCDETF ) aimed at a large - scale cocaine , heroin , marijuana , and methamphetamine trafficking network based in the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola , with suppliers in East Baton Rouge Parish , Louisiana , and Colton , California . [ . . . ]