Overview
- The indictment targets a conspiracy from January 2016 through October 2025 tied to a 24-hour open-air market on the 3100 block of Weymouth Street.
- Officials offered conflicting arrest figures, with reports of 24 taken into custody and the U.S. attorney later citing 22, plus eight already jailed and one at large.
- Prosecutors named alleged leaders Jose Antonio Morales Nieves, Ramon Roman-Montanez and Nancy Rios-Valentin, describing roles over shifts, operations and finances.
- Raids used nine tactical teams with most arrests in Kensington and additional actions in Puerto Rico, Delaware and New Jersey, drawing intense neighborhood attention.
- Authorities reported recovering dozens of firearms and significant narcotics, with detailed seizure totals and defendant transfers to federal court to be outlined in upcoming filings.