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THE FIRST ROUND OF ARRESTS HAPPENED IN MARCH. >> THEY WERE ALL AROUND WHERE THE TRASH CANS WERE. >> THIS NEIGHBOR WATCHED AS A TACTICAL UNIT ALONG WITH FBI AGENT’S AND POLICE OFFICERS APPROACHED THE DOOR A FEW HOUSES DOWN. >> THEY WERE VERY QUIET, VERY FAST. >> HERE IS WHAT THE SCENE LOOKED LIKE WHEN WE ARRIVED. THIS WAS ONE OF 12 SPOTS THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT SEARCHED ON THURSDAY. >> IT STILL AMAZES ME THAT PEOPLE THINK WE DON’T KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON. WE KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON. WE JUST HAVE TO GET SEARCH WARRANTS AND TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS. >> THE EVIDENCE IN THIS CASE LED TO CHARGES FOR TRAFFICKING COCAINE AND MARIJUANA. THIS IS THE SECOND ROUND OF ARRESTS CONNECTED TO A STREET GANG CALLED C BLOCK. >> LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER. >> COURT DOCUMENTS DESCRIBE HOW IN APRIL, 2019, CANADA STARTED RECEIVING COCAINE FROM A CALIFORNIA SOURCE. A MAN WAS ARRESTED IN CALIF

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Des Moines police and FBI agents raided 12 locations across the metro Thursday as part an ongoing investigation into the C-Block gang.The Department of Justice said federal narcotics and firearms search warrants were executed at the following locations: • 1200 block of East 18th Street, Des Moines• 2700 block of Southwest Ninth Street, Des Moines• 3000 block of Wright Street, Des Moines• 2800 block of 53rd Street, Des Moines• 400 block of East Pleasant View Drive, Des Moines• 400 block of East Sheridan Avenue, Des Moines• 4000 block of EP True Parkway, West Des Moines• 2800 block of Southeast 19th Street, Des Moines• 900 block of Northeast 56th Street, Pleasant Hill• 4000 block of Hubbell Avenue, Des Moines• 2800 block of Southeast 20th Street, Des Moines• 600 block of Cutler Avenue, Des MoinesThe Department of Justice said the raids and eight arrests stem from a monthslong investigation by Des Moines police and the FBI into 28-year-old Des Moines resident Raylon Canada and his associated drug trafficking organization.Authorities accuse Canada of receiving cocaine in the mail from Pedro Bustamante Machuca, 28, of Los Angeles, in April.Police arrested Bustamante on Thursday in California.According to the Department of Justice, six of the eight people were arrested and charged Thursday with drug conspiracy and distribution in connection with the case:• Terikah Meiketia Mahaney, 26, of Des Moines• Michelle Lee Mireles, 39, of Des Moines• Eric Elmont Bowman, 33, of Des Moines• Katario Wade Patton, 48, of West Des Moines• Marvin Haygood Jr., 33, of Des Moines• Joseph Manuel Jones, 47, of Des MoinesDes Moines police Sgt. Paul Parizek said it is the second round of arrests connected to the Des Moines-based street gang."We told them then, 'You know, if you're a bad guy, you need to be looking over your shoulder,' and we're going to hold true to those terms until we get this taken care of all the way," Parizek said.The U.S. Attorney's Office said the defendants face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.The Department of Justice said the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Drug Enforcement Administration; Dallas County Sheriff's Office; Polk County Sheriff's Office; Story County Sheriff's Office; and the Altoona Police Department assisted in the investigation.