Wendy Woolcok, the special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's special operations division, speaks during an interview at their command center in Chantilly, Va., Wednesday, March 11, 2020, as "Project Python" coordinates arrests simultaneously across the country. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
March 14, 2020
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March 14, 2020 2:51 a.m.
AP Exclusive: Inside massive DEA raid targeting drug cartel
CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) — In the darkness, the team suits up quietly, putting on their helmets and tactical gear. Federal agents lug battering rams, bolt cutters and heavy weaponry by foot up a hill on a residential California street that's softly aglow from street lamps. Then the agents turn onto the walkway of their target's home.