Eight people are facing federal charges for distributing meth or possession with intent to distribute in southern Illinois.
Following a two-week coordinated operation led by the FBI, law enforcement executed a series of search warrants during this operational period and seized firearms, cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, cannabis and U.S. currency.
The eight people arrested range in age from 32 to 49 and are from Mt. Vernon, Centralia and Bluford.
In addition, the task force arrested three individuals on state charges in Jefferson County.
The investigations were spearheaded by the FBI Southern Illinois TOC-West Task Force, a task force composed of federal, state, and local law enforcement officers dedicated to dismantling violent criminal networks and safeguarding the communities they serve.
