Grand Jury indicts 51 for crimes within East Village 'open-air drug market'

SAN DIEGO - An East Village"open-air drug market" that prosecutors say operated under gang control is the subject of grand jury indictments returned this week against 51 people for crimes ranging from drug sales to weapons offenses.

The San Diego County District Attorney's Office, which announced the indictments on Thursday, said gang members who ran the drug market also conducted countersurveillance on law enforcement officers. San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit said,"Calls for service and resident complaints in this area showed that something had to be done. This operation represents more than a year of dedicated work by investigators and prosecutors to disrupt the history of drugs and violence that plagued the East Village community.

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