The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on March 30. It is reproduced in full below.

DES MOINES, IA - On Thursday, March 30, 2023, federal search warrants were executed at the following locations in Des Moines:

• 2500 block of Maury Street,

• 2500 block of East 23rd Street,

• 3600 block of Amherst Street,

• 1500 block of King Avenue,

• 3400 block of Southwest 8th Street,

• 4100 block of 11th Place, and

• 1600 block of Washington Avenue.

The searches at these locations were an official law enforcement action involving officers, agents, and investigators from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Mid-Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force (MINE), United States Marshals Service, Des Moines Police Department, Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement (DNE), Iowa State Patrol (ISP), Suburban Emergency Response Team (SERT), and Metro Special Tactics and Response (STAR).

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys