Drug Enforcement Agency officers and a number of local, state, and federal agencies made the arrests. They called the Bandidos a ruthless crime organization and believe the gang has been receiving meth from Mexico drug cartels and were helping transport it and sell it here in the U.S.
The arrests come after an 18-month long investigation and are part of a nationwide sweep operation which began after ICE agent Jaime Zapata was killed in a roadside ambush in Mexico on February 11th. Fellow ICE agent Victor Avila was wounded in the attack.
Bandidos motorcycle gang were arrested this week as part of a nationwide drug cartel bust.
