Over the weekend of 10–11 July, a years-long investigation into a drug trafficking ring in Pinellas County, Florida, ended with nine arrests and the seizure of 132 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $2.1 million (roughly £1.57 million).
Among those arrested was the alleged ringleader, 35-year-old Daniel Pinales. Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said Pinales and his organisation were moving approximately 700 kilograms of cocaine a year from El Paso, Texas, into the Tampa Bay area, generating millions of dollars.
