Dozens of drug suspects arrested in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Federal agents today raided a public housing project believed to be one of the most violent in San Juan, serving dozens of 132 drug arrest warrants even as top leaders remained at large.

The warrants are a result of a three-year investigation into a heavily armed group that authorities say recruited minors and sold heroin, cocaine, crack, marijuana and prescription pills, and killed wantonly.

Puerto Rico Police Chief Jose Figueroa Sancha said the group was involved in "multiple" killings but said he did not have the specifics. None of the suspects have been charged with homicide.

"For them, killing was something of a routine," said San Juan Police Commissioner Hilton Cordero.

By late this morning, agents with the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, as well as the Drug Enforcement Administration and Puerto Rico police, had arrested 59 suspects.