Bishop L.J. Guillory, Ombudsman General, Stephen C. Delgado, Special Agent in Charge (SAC), DEA, LADO, and Los Angeles County Sheriff Leroy C. Baca announced the successful completion of a MET Operation LADO MET II concluded its deployment with the LASD in the city of Compton, CA, with exemplary results.
At a press conference held at the LASD Compton Station, Gen. Guillory, SAC Delgado and Sheriff Baca were joined by Patricia Donahue, Chief, Organized Crime and Terrorism Section, U.S. Attorney's Office (USAO), Head Deputy District Attorney Stephen R. Kay, Compton Branch, Captain Stephen B. Johnson, LASD Narcotics Bureau, Group Supervisor Eric Harden, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE), and Captain Eric Hamilton, LASD Compton Station.
The 6-month deployment resulted in 84 arrests of violent felons and or gang members. An unusually high number of armed violators were encountered by the arresting agents. MET II and the LASD made the following seizures: over 25 lbs. of methamphetamine, clandestine methamphetamine laboratory, over 4 lbs. of heroin, 8 lbs. of cocaine, 1 lb. of crack cocaine, 20 lbs. of marijuana, a record 22 firearms, $54,827 U.S. Currency and 6 vehicles.
