PCP Seized In Los Angeles

Law enforcement agents in Los Angeles seized more than 130 gallons of the drug PCP this past Wednesday following a month-long investigation. Agents from both the Los Angeles Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration began investigating last month after information led them to an unnamed Los Angeles gang member involved in the manufacture of the drug phencyclidine, more commonly known as PCP. Investigators found that members involved in the criminal enterprise had actually used commercial package delivery companies to distribute across the country. Law enforcement officials tracked down one package in Texas that yielded as much as 3 gallons of PCP. The seizure Wednesday had an approximate street value of $100 million since 130 gallons of the drug could make nearly 10 million individual doses and sells for about $10 per dose. Law enforcement agents also found nearly $400,000 in cash and two assault weapons with the drugs, as well as enough chemicals to make another 500 gallons of PCP. Law enforcement officials also arrested two people in connection with the drug seizure.

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