'Operation Lint Trap' snags 10 suspects in heroin sweep, police say Four more suspects remain at large Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT SUSPECTS. KIM: NEWS 8'S BRIAN ROCHE IS HERE NOW WITH NEW INFORMATION. BRIAN: CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST 14 PEOPLE THAT YOU CAN'T EXACTLY CALL DRUG KINGPINS BUT POLICE SAY EVERY HEROIN DEALER OFF THE STREET IS A GOOD THING. POLICE SAY THE DRUG DEALS WERE GOING DOWN NEAR SOUTH QUEEN AND EAST PRINCESS. >> WE GOT SEVERAL PHONE CALLS AND MESSAGES THROUGH OUR 4-1-1 TIPS LINE THAT SOME OPEN-AIR DRUG DEALING HAD BEEN OCCURRING. BRIAN: THOSE ANONYMOUS TIPS FROM CITIZENS, POLICE SAY LED TO AN UNDER COVER INVESTIGATION. >> SO THERE WAS A THREE MONTH PERIOD, WE WENT, WE PURCHASED DRUGS FROM THESE INDIVIDUALS IN THAT AREA. >> YOU CAN SEE IT IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE. YOU'RE WARMING UP YOUR CAR IS THEY'RE RIGHT THE EXCHANGING MONEY AND DRUGS. BRIAN: OVER THE LAST WEEK POLICE SAY THEY TOOK TEN OF THE SUSPECTS IN CUSTODY. ALL OF THEM ARE FROM THE YORK AREA. FOUR OTHER SUSPECTS ARE STILL ON THE RUN. POLICE STRESS THAT THIS INVESTIGATION STARTED BECAUSE OF TIPS FROM CITIZENS.

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