JACKSON, Tenn. (AP) - Federal prosecutors say nine alleged members of the Gangster Disciples street gang have been charged with selling large amounts of methamphetamine in Tennessee.
The U.S. attorney’s office in Jackson said Tuesday that the gang members are charged with distributing narcotics from California in west Tennessee.
Eight defendants are from McKenzie, Paris and Huntington in west Tennessee. One defendant is from Willows, California.
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Andy Dickson, the sheriff in rural Carroll County, said the investigation by the FBI’s Safe Streets Task Force and other agencies resulted in “the dismantling of an illegal drug organization operating in our county.”
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