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33 Charged in Kensington Drug Market Takedown After Coordinated Raids in Philadelphia

Officials cast the PSN Recon strategy as a template for block-level crackdowns built on multiagency intelligence.

Overview

  • Prosecutors said the Weymouth Street Drug Trafficking Organization controlled the 3100 block of Weymouth Street from 2016 to October 2025.
  • The federal indictment names 33 defendants for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine.
  • Raids tied to 11 search warrants led to 24 arrests, with eight already in custody and one suspect still at large.
  • Investigators seized firearms and significant quantities of narcotics, deploying nine tactical teams and hundreds of officers.
  • U.S. Attorney David Metcalf called it the largest federal indictment this century in the district as FBI Director Kash Patel praised the operation’s neighborhood-focused approach.