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   From: obama-pardoned-2000-drug-dealers@cnn.com   
      
   State and Federal law enforcement arrested 50 people in   
   Connecticut on Friday as part of a massive undercover operation   
   that resulted in the seizure of thousands of bags of heroin,   
   guns and $15,000 in cash.   
      
   Police in Waterbury say the arrests were part of an   
   investigation called "Operation Raw Deal" that began in   
   September "in response to an increase in heroin overdoses and   
   heroin-related deaths in the city."   
      
   According to Fox 61, detectives issued 92 warrants for the 52   
   suspects, with charges ranging from the sale of narcotics,   
   conspiracy at the sale of narcotics, firearm violations and   
   possession in a school zone. Thirteen police teams carried out   
   those warrants in a series of raids across the quiet Connecticut   
   town.   
      
   The arrest phase of “Operation: Raw Deal” consisted of 135   
   detectives, officers, agents and investigators, from the VICE   
   and Intelligence Division, Criminal Investigation Bureau (CID),   
   Gang Task Force (GTF), Street Crime Unit (SCU), Emergency   
   Response Team (ERT), Patrol Division, forensic technicians and   
   investigators from other local and federal law enforcement   
   agencies.   
      
   Forty-one suspects from the original list of 52 were arrested   
   for various drug-related offenses, while nine people were   
   arrested for various drug-related offenses and other crimes.   
      
   Detectives seized 8 ounces of raw heroin, thousands of bags of   
   heroin packaged for sale, $15,000 in cash, two cars, two   
   handguns, bullets and a rifle.   
      
   Waterbury police say most of those arrested in the monthlong   
   operation were mid-level heroin dealers.   
      
   Lt. David Silverio says this operation was about saving lives,   
   not just making arrests.   
      
   "You have the people that have a medical need and may need   
   treatment and then we have traffickers and suppliers. This kind   
   of operation is targeting the trafficker side of the narcotics   
   problem," Lt. Silverio of the Waterbury Police Department told   
   Fox 61.   
      
   "As of May 4, there’s been 24 deaths in Waterbury this year   
   alone and 99 overdoses. This year, the numbers hopefully will   
   get better, but we have a problem right here in this city,"   
   added Lt. Silverio.   
      
   In a nationwide study by the CDC, overdose deaths in 2017 are   
   nearly four times as frequent as they were in 1999. Heroin   
   overdoses have remained stagnant, as other forms of opioid use   
   have increased dramatically.   
      
   Fox 61 says there are still 11 people on the run from the   
   operation. The Waterbury Police says if you recognize one of the   
   suspects, do not approach them and contact police immediately.   
      
   https://www.foxnews.com/us/police-arrest-51-people-in-massive-   
   connecticut-heroin-bust   
        
      
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