135 officers arrest 50 people in massive Connecticut heroin bust: 11 suspects on the run

[link to www.foxnews.com (secure)]

State and Federal law enforcement arrested 50 people in Connecticut on Friday as part of a massive undercover operation that resulted in the seizure of thousands of bags of heroin, guns and $15,000 in cash.

Police in Waterbury say the arrests were part of an investigation called "Operation Raw Deal" that began in September "in response to an increase in heroin overdoses and heroin-related deaths in the city."

According to Fox 61, detectives issued 92 warrants for the 52 suspects, with charges ranging from the sale of narcotics, conspiracy at the sale of narcotics, firearm violations and possession in a school zone. Thirteen police teams carried out those warrants in a series of raids across the quiet Connecticut town.