SoCal drug probe leads to Israeli nationals and $8 million worth of Ecstasy
TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) - Fifteen people were arrested and more than $8 million worth of the party drug Ecstasy seized as part of a probe into a Southern California-based drug ring allegedly run by Israeli nationals.
The probe, which was conducted by investigators from the Torrance and Glendale police departments and the U.S. Customs Service, also lead to the seizure of 17 pounds of marijuana and $44,000 in cash, said Officer David Crespin of the Torrance Police Department.
The drug ring ``is responsible for 90 percent of the Ecstasy coming into the City of Torrance and other local cities,'' Crespin said.