Overview
- Federal and local authorities announced the DEA-led Overdose Task Force on Monday to turn overdose responses into trafficking investigations and prosecutions.
- Investigators executed search warrants on Oct. 1 at three West Side homes on the 1000 block of Torreon Street that yielded just over 140 grams of fentanyl, other drugs, and firearms and led to three federal charges.
- San Antonio Police will assign five detectives with narcotics and homicide experience to respond to overdose calls and feed investigative leads to the multi-agency team.
- The three defendants from the Torreon Street operation face federal prison terms ranging from five to 40 years if convicted, and authorities said some homes targeted were within 1,000 feet of an elementary school.
- The task force joins federal, state and local partners under the Homeland Security Task Force framework to focus on local distribution, trace supply chains, disrupt gang-linked networks and reduce drug-related violence.