Police raided five suspected cocaine dens on Fresno's Westside, climaxing a four-month undercover operation. Officers arrested 16 suspects, confiscated small quantities of narcotics and several thousand dollars. During the raids, crowds cheered officers as suspected drug dealers were taken into custody.
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- 3 people arrested, 147 cars seized in raid on suspected drug ring
August 16, 2007 - Veteran of Gangs' War and Peace Dies by Gunfire : Violence: Tony Thomas is killed by suspected drug dealers. He may have been trying to counsel them.
January 15, 1994 - Grave Robbers Foiled in Try for Jewelry : Crime: The target was a suspected drug dealer believed buried with valuables. The diggers stopped at an empty vault above the corpse's.
November 14, 1990 - 1 Drug Suspect Dies, 2 Hurt in Shoot-Out
May 27, 1989 - Suspected Drug Dealer's $1.2 Million Turned Over to Treasury
December 12, 1986
