Multi-million dollar drug trafficking ring in St. Pete stopped, police said

St. Petersburg Police said a joint operation with multiple Tampa Bay area law enforcement departments and FDLE brought a violent drug trafficking operation to an end. The agencies met in April and started to target violent criminal groups and have worked together since then on multiple operations, St. Pete Police claimed. According to St. Pete Police, the drugs started out in California and were loaded onto a semi-truck that was then driven to the area. At least one truck was brought through the area per week, and each truckload carried drugs valued up to $3 million.