Authorities in the Lake Tahoe region on Thursday announced the arrests of 15 people in California and Nevada as part of bust targeting gangs and drug sales.

According to officials with the El Dorado County District Attorney's Office and the South Lake Tahoe Police Department , 21 search and arrest warrants were served in South Lake Tahoe and in neighboring areas in both states. The operation, which has been dubbed "Operation Daisy Cutter" and "Operation Summer Heat" stems from a multi-agency, multi-year investigation into cartel-supplied gangs in the area.

Multiple federal, state and local law enforcment agencies took part in the operation, including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security Investigations an

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