7/13/22 - Major Drug Busts Nets Weapons, Drugs, Massive Cash

Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at 3:34 PM

Multiple weapons, along with various illegal drugs and a $250k were seized at home in Muskegon. Image courtesy of US Attorney's Office Western District of Michigan. 7/13/22.

Prosecutors have announced multiple charges against Muksegon area man including possessing drug proceeds of a quarter million dollars.

A Muskegon area man is being charged as part of a major interstate investigation.  32-year old Saul Douglas Briggs is charged with running a drug house on Letart Avenue. 

During a raid in June, officers recovered fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and meth.  They also found a quarter million dollars, believed to be proceeds of drug sales.  They also recovered seven firearms, including four assault style rifles, a tactical shotgun, and two semi-automatic pistols. They recovered one of the pistols under the seat of Briggs’s vehicle.

At the time of the search of the residence at 2060 Letart Avenue, Briggs, who had been inside, attempted to flee on foot, running out of the house and jumping over the back fence of the residence. Investigators apprehended Briggs and took him into custody at that time.

The investigation into Briggs is part of Operation Interstate Zeus, an Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) investigation that began in 2019 and has been led by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and members of Michigan State Police’s West Michigan Enforcement Teams (WEMET).  To date, the operation has led to the prosecution and conviction of 10 separate defendants on drug trafficking charges.

 

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