DEA Cracks Down On Synthetic Drugs
In a series of nationwide raids that began on Wednesday, July 25, 2012, a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) led task force successfully seized $36 million in cash, almost 5 million packets of synthetic cannabinoids and a sizable quantity of the synthetic hallucinogen known on the street as “bath salts.” The raids, which were conducted under the name “Operation Log Jam”, resulted in the arrest of over 90 individuals as well as the seizure of 53 weapons and $6 million in other assets.
