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Pirro Charges 14 in DC Cocaine Ring Near Elementary School
Jeanine Pirro charged 14 defendants with operating a cocaine trafficking network near a Washington, D.C. elementary school. Over 500 officers from FBI, DEA, and MPD participated in the bust.
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Jeanine Pirro announced federal charges against 14 defendants accused of running a large-scale cocaine trafficking network within walking distance of an elementary school in Washington, D.C. The operation netted 20 arrests in total, with agents seizing drugs and firearms. More than 500 law enforcement officers from the FBI, DEA, and Metropolitan Police Department took part in the raids.
The indictment, unsealed Tuesday, describes the network's hub in the Washington Highlands neighborhood. Prosecutors presented evidence that dealers sold cocaine and fentanyl near school grounds during drop-off and pickup hours. Pirro called the defendants "dirt bags" and vowed to seek maximum sentences under federal law.
The scale of the deployment signals a shift in enforcement tactics. Coordinated sweeps of this size are rare for local drug rings. Pirro also called for stricter child protection statutes, including mandatory minimums for sales within 1,000 feet of a school. Legislation already pending in Congress would expand that buffer zone and increase penalties for repeat offenders.