79 arrests in raids
Authorities locked up 79 people, confiscated four guns, closed down eight bars and seized more than $20,000 worth of narcotics in another round of weekend raids under Operation Pressure Point.
Authorities locked up 79 people, confiscated four guns, closed down eight bars and seized more than $20,000 worth of narcotics in another round of weekend raids under Operation Pressure Point.
The program is a collaboration among Philadelphia police and federal agencies to target crime in the city's 12 most-violent districts.
Authorities confiscated more than $7,000 worth of crack cocaine and cocaine powder each, more than $5,000 in marijuana and more than $1,000 worth of pills.
Over $10,000 in cash was seized from 20 raided bars.
Authorities made 49 drug arrests and issued 16 bench warrants. *
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