Pittsburgh cousins charged in fentanyl ring tied to raid that sickened 18 SWAT officers
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A pair of Pittsburgh cousins were indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury in connection to an investigation into a drug trafficking ring that led to the sickening of 18 SWAT officers during a series of raids two years ago, prosecutors said Thursday.
Lynell Guyton, 30, of the city’s Elliott neighborhood was the primary target, U.S. Attorney Scott W. Brady said. He’s accused of spearheading a synthetic fentanyl-dealing operation in the city’s West End during summer 2017. Guyton also faces drug, gun and money laundering charges.
Co-defendant Drevon Woodson, 22, is accused of helping Guyton package fentanyl to sell to addicts in the region.
The cousins were among four people arrested after federal agents and Pittsburgh and state police raided a house on Bond Street on Aug. 9, 2017. All four were inside the house packaging drugs in stamp bags branded “Ferrari” and “Luis Vuitton” when police entered with search warrants.
During the search, a table with suspected fentanyl on it was overturned, causing the potentially lethal substance to become airborne, Pittsburgh police said.
Several officers at the scene experienced dizziness and numbness. Medics took a total of 18 Pittsburgh SWAT officers to UPMC Mercy hospital to be evaluated. All were medically cleared and released. No federal officials were affected.
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