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PHILADELPHIA<\/strong> – <\/span>Prosecutors on Friday celebrated the dismantling of a massive drug ring in Philadelphia that resulted in over a dozen arrests, with more on the way.<\/p>\n What we know:<\/p>\n The drug enterprise known for operating near the intersection of 5th and Cornwall streets in North Philadelphia was dismantled after a lengthy investigation.<\/p>\n Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday said more than 20 people were charged for participating in the drug ring, and over a dozen of them have been arrested.<\/p>\n “This criminal enterprise is shut down,” Sunday said. “These charges will eliminate a network of dealers who pedaled poison without any regard for human life.”<\/p>\n Investigators worked over a long period of time to understand the criminal network, and learned that Jimmy Torres was the ringleader of the operation.<\/p>\n Over 12 kilos of cocaine, 50 pounds of marijuana, 19 illegally owned firearms were seized during search warrants.<\/span> <\/p>\n Torres, who authorities are still working to bring into custody, oversaw the drug ring when he was not in his native Puerto Rico.\u00a0<\/p>\n In his absence, investigators learned that his son, Jimmy Torres, was left in charge of the Philadelphia-based cocaine and crack cocaine operation.\u00a0<\/p>\n Sunday described the organization’s hierarchy and how they moved products throughout Philadelphia and beyond.\u00a0<\/p>\n Packaged drugs were brought to Levittown, Bucks County and transported to “stash locations” in Philadelphia where they were moved by dealers at 5th and Cornwall.<\/p>\n “This was an all-hours operation,” Sunday said. “Everyone had their role, everyone had their rank.”<\/p>\n Search warrants conducted on Thursday recovered over 12 kilos of cocaine, 50 pounds of marijuana, over a dozen illegal firearms, and more.<\/p>\n What they’re saying:<\/p>\n Sunday was joined by state and local leaders, including Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn, who said the drug bust will help “restore communities.”<\/p>\n “These drugs take human lives, these drugs destroy families, and they destroy communities \u2013 and we vow to restore those communities,” Schorn said.<\/p>\n Crime & Public SafetyPhiladelphiaNews <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" PHILADELPHIA – Prosecutors on Friday celebrated the dismantling of a massive drug ring in Philadelphia that resulted in over a dozen arrests, with more on the way. 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