ORLANDO, Fla. — State Attorney Andrew Bain announced Wednesday the results of a joint operation that targeted a local street gang.
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Bain said the local hybrid gang, Respect, Money Structure/Everybody Killer, also known as RMS/EBK, is responsible for at least three deaths in Orange County.
The update came after an Orange County grand jury issued 37 indictments against 11 people accused of gang activity.
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The indictments come after a 10-month multi-agency investigation called “Operation Dirty 30s,” which involved the Ninth Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office, Orlando Police Department and Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
Officials said the indictment includes charges of racketeering, drug trafficking and three counts of first-degree murder caused by the distribution of fentanyl.
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“The gang was selling fentanyl pills disguised to look like prescription 30-milligram Oxycodone pills,” officials said.
“The grand jury returning a RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) indictment is significant because RICO laws allow us to dismantle criminal organizations by targeting the individual crimes and the entire structure that supports and perpetuates them,” said State Attorney Andrew Bain. “We can hold those directly involved accountable, pursue harsher penalties through sentencing and disrupt the networks fueling these illegal activities that harm our community.”
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