Southtown Drug Raids: June 11, 2013

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More than 100 officers and agents from the Birmingham Police Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office hit the projects about 10:15 a.m. after repeated complaints from residents of drug dealing in their neighborhood, said narcotics Lt. Lloyd Jones. "The information came to us from people that live there, " Jones said.

Seven teams of officers are carrying out simultaneous raids at seven apartments where undercover drug buys were carried out in the past two weeks.

Law enforcement officers from around Jefferson County make arrests during a drug raid on June 11, 2013

A massive police raid is underway at Birmingham's Southtown public housing community.

SWAT teams are being used in the raids, and Birmingham Fire and Service is on standby for any medical emergencies.

AL.com is embedded in the operation and will bring you more information as it becomes available.