13 defendants sentenced over drugs and guns

Federal prosecutors in North Texas said 13 defendants received a combined 915 months after drug and firearm convictions tied to a Homeland Security Task Force case. The operation seized marijuana, crack cocaine, cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl, 12 firearms, two Glock switches, and $11,985, and was connected to a violent-crime reduction plan focused on Dallas hot spots.

1. Frame 1Dallas federal prosecutors said 13 defendants received 915 combined months in a drug-and-gun case.
2. Frame 2The operation seized narcotics, 12 firearms, two Glock switches, and $11,985 in cash.
3. Frame 3The last defendant in the case was sentenced on May 7, closing the court phase.
4. Frame 4The case sits inside a Homeland Security Task Force push against cartel and gang-linked crime.
5. Frame 5Dallas police and FBI agents tied the work to 47 violent-crime hot-spot neighborhoods.
6. Frame 6What remains unresolved is whether the enforcement push changes violence beyond these convictions.