BENTON HARBOR, Mich. — Federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies shared a public safety announcement Thursday about arrests related to drug trafficking and firearms crimes.
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Mark Totten, led the press conference and shared details on the arrests and the charges.
A total of 11 people have been charged related to drug trafficking and firearms crimes. Ten of those individuals have been arrested.
The arrests came after a year of investigations by a dozen law enforcement agencies in Benton Harbor and Grand Rapids.
Seven of the men arrested face charges in relation to the possession and transfer of firearm conversion devices known as "switches."
Switches can be installed on semi-automatic pistols, turning them into fully automatic machine guns capable of firing over 1,000 rounds per minute, the U.S. Attorney said.
You can read more about the investigation here.
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