In a big victory for Philadelphia—specifically Kensington residents—24 suspected members of the Weymouth Street Drug Trafficking Organization were arrested on Friday, resulting in the Justice Department announcing 33 indictments.
In addition to the 24 arrests, eight defendants were already in custody, and one remains at-large. The arrests were synchronized to simultaneously target suspected gang members and their affiliates in Puerto Rico, Delaware, and New Jersey.
Weymouth Street has long been known to harbor significant trafficking of Kensington’s open-air drug market—especially fentanyl, heroine, and cocaine which are the focus of many of the suspects’ charges.
Firearms violations will likely follow as the investigation continues—demonstrated in wretched images obtained by the DOJ depicting suspects brandishing weapons.
Hellbound and Down 