Sham Philadelphia coffee shop hiding crack operation busted in sweeping raid, 17 arrested: AG

Officials in Philadelphia have dismantled a massive drug ring operating out of a sham coffee shop, run largely by longtime, senior figures in the criminal world, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Sunday. 

The sweeping takedown, dubbed "Operation Cocaine and Coffee," was launched  and primarily targeted a storefront known as Cumberland Coffee and Snacks, where authorities say the second floor was used to cook and package crack cocaine for street-level distribution.

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