Members of Campaella Park Piru charged with Drug trafficking

Unread post by **SkoobyDoo** » November 18th, 2007, 9:49 pm

For Immediate Release: November 6, 2007

MEMBERS OF CAMPANELLA PARK PIRU BLOODS AND BLACK MAFIA FAMILY CHARGED WITH DRUG TRAFFICKING CONSPIRACY AS PART OF OPERATION CRIMSON VEX –
ARRESTS IN LOS ANGELES, MISSOURI AND GEORGIA

Federal agents and over 200 law enforcement officers executed multiple search and arrest warrants in Los Angeles, Missouri and Georgia, in connection with Operation “Crimson Vex,” an investigation into an illegal drug trafficking conspiracy, announced Peter Brust, Acting Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI in Los Angeles, Thomas P. O’Brien, United States Attorney for Los Angeles and Timothy Landrum, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration in Los Angeles.

On November 1, 2007, a federal grand jury in Los Angeles returned an indictment charging 20 defendants who are alleged members and associates of the Campanella Park Piru Blood street gang or the Black Mafia Family (known as “BMF”) for participating in a multi-state conspiracy to distribute cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, and phencyclidine (PCP). BMF is believed to have originated in Michigan in the early 1990s but has since branched out to other states and both coasts.

According to the indictments, members and associates of the Campanella Park Piru Bloods trafficked in kilogram quantities of cocaine in the Campanella Park area of Compton, California. The Campanella Park Piru Bloods allegedly supplied BMF members who, in turn, would transport cocaine, heroin and PCP from Los Angeles, hidden in the secret compartments of trucks for distribution to areas including St. Louis, Missouri and Atlanta, Georgia, according to the indictments.

The following defendants, who were charged with varying federal narcotics violations that contributed to the overall drug distribution conspiracy, were arrested this morning in Los Angeles:

Letitia Camille Anderson, 41, of Compton, California

Reginald Stewart, 38, of Compton, California

Tracy Prince, 39, of Los Angeles, California

Bernard Beard, 37, of Long Beach, California

Adan Cardenas- Estrella, 23, of Los Angeles, California

Ralph Simms , 40, of Lakewood, California

Arja L. Brown Langdon, 32, of Carson, California

The following individuals were arrested in Missouri and Georgia.

Roy W. Burris Jr., 27, of Hawaiian Gardens, California, was arrested in St. Louis

Oscar Dillon, 34, arrested in Atlanta, GA.

Ameen R. Hight, 31, arrested in Atlanta, GA.

Jeremy Steel , 28, was arrested in St. Louis

Robert Lewis, 29, of, in custody, St. Louis.

Kenyan Terrance Payne, 39, of Compton, California, is negotiating with law enforcement to surrender in Los Angeles.

Martez Byrth, 34, is negotiating with law enforcement to surrender in St. Louis.

Defendant Dave E. Walker, 26, is being prosecuted on unrelated charges and will be prosecuted for these charges when that matter is adjudicated.

Two additional individuals were listed in the indictment as unidentified defendants (FNU, LNU). One was identified as Drevon Brown and was arrested in Los Angeles today. The second is still under investigation.

Daniel Corral, 33, of Culver City, and Demond Lee, 29, of St. Louis, are currently fugitives and are being sought by law enforcement.

All of the defendants arrested will be afforded an initial appearance in U.S. District Court in jurisdictions in which they were arrested.

Federal search warrants were executed at 1 6 locations in California, including in Los Angeles, Compton, Carson and Long Beach. Five search warrants were served in areas of St. Louis, Missouri and Atlanta, Georgia.

During today’s searches in California, Missouri and Georgia, law enforcement seized approximately $100,000 in U.S. currency, approximately twenty firearms - including assault pistols and sawed-off shot-guns; quantities of illegal drugs and drug paraphernalia, as well as a yacht, a motor home and seven vehicles.

Prior to today’s law enforcement actions, several search warrants were executed in connection with this investigation. In addition to over $1 million in seizable assets that have been identified throughout the investigation, the following has been seized in connection with this case:

Approximately 6 kilograms of cocaine, 1/4 kilogram of crack-cocaine, 80 pounds of marijuana, and gram quantities of methamphetamine.
Approximately $860,000 United States Currency (USC).
Approximately 8 firearms.
An indictment contains allegations that a defendant has committed a crime. Every defendant is presumed to be innocent until proven guilty in court.

Today’s operation is the result of a joint investigation by the Southern California Drug Task Force, High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) comprised of agents with the FBI and DEA. The investigation is being worked in conjunction with the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation, Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, Los Angeles Police Department, Long Beach Police Department, and the Los Angeles Metropolitan Police Apprehension Crime Task Force. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Torrance Police Department, the Gardena Police Department and the Manhattan Beach Police Department provided assistance during today’s operation.

Unread post by **streetsIswatchin** » November 19th, 2007, 9:58 pm

damn cpp was makin big moves

Unread post by **pistolslanga** » November 19th, 2007, 10:02 pm

streetsIswatchin wrote:damn cpp was makin big moves

thats how gangs get spread out and form new sets all over the country.

best bet somehow campanella is gonna pop up in a couple states/cities

Unread post by **Y.G.** » November 20th, 2007, 2:35 am

ALREADY HAS

gorilla83 · Unread post by **gorilla83** » November 22nd, 2007, 10:47 am

they got some cpp out here in the ATL

YouTube · Unread post by **alexalonso** » December 19th, 2007, 10:01 pm

there is a person mentioned on that list that was arrested that actually wrote an article for street gangs magazine before.

Unread post by **THE JAMEL WEEKS STORY** » December 31st, 2007, 2:05 pm

WHO WOULD THAT BE IM ALWAYS DOWN TO HEAR THE REAL GIVE IT UP, ALSO I THOUGHT BMF WERE CRIP

Unread post by **pistolslanga** » January 2nd, 2008, 4:18 pm

jamal i think thats in the pen, bmf never been crips, dont listen to that media mess, bmf is bmf, but i think in the pen they do that whole racial siding thing and join those bgf organizations and all that mess like the crips join their organizations and the bloods etc

also aint it when they do that they drop blood and crip fueds and crip on crip fueds and blood on blood fueds?