Event
On October 28, 2005, the Drug Enforcement Administration coordinated a nationwide takedown of Black Mafia Family members and associates as part of Operation Motor City Mafia, a two-year Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force investigation begun in October 2003.
Scale
DEA historical records report 47 arrests and seizures of approximately $14 million in currency and assets, nearly 635 kilograms of cocaine, and numerous weapons. The operation generated prosecutions in multiple federal districts.
Investigative Significance
Wiretaps targeting Terry and Demetrius Flenory helped investigators map BMF distributors in other states. Subsequent cases in Louisville, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and elsewhere grew from the broader investigation.