Over the past two weeks, federal, state and local authorities have arrested 21 individuals in connection with cocaine and methamphetamine trafficking operations based in the Austin area, announced U.S Attorney John F. Bash and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Steven S. Whipple, Houston Division on Friday, August 28. Two federal grand jury indictments returned in Austin charge the defendants with conspiring to distribute a controlled substance. Each of the cocaine distribution conspiracies allegedly involved more than 500 grams of cocaine. The methamphetamine conspiracy allegedly involved more than 50 grams of methamphetamine. During this investigation, authorities have seized approximately 50 ...