Officials with the Department of Justice, Wednesday (today), report multiple federal search warrants were executed in the Des Moines Metropolitan area this (Wed.) morning Including Waukee and Adel). The searches at the 43 separate locations were an official law enforcement action involving officers, agents and investigators from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) and 17 other agencies (See the list below). Additional details were not immediately available.

(Agencies participating in the coordinated effort include…in addition to those mentioned… : Des Moines Police Department (DMPD); Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement (DNE); Iowa State Patrol (ISP); Mid-Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force (MINE); Tri-County Task Force; Central Iowa Drug Task Force (CIDTF); Mid-Iowa Drug Task Force (MIDTF); Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation (DCI); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigations (IRS-CI); Homeland Security Investigations (HIS); Altoona Police Department; West Des Moines Police Department; Urbandale Police Department; Marshalltown Police Department; Dallas County Sheriff’s Office; and Iowa State Fire Marshal.