DES MOINES, Iowa — Officials with the U-S Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa, today (Tuesday, October 26), announced twelve federal search warrants were executed at various locations in the Des Moines metropolitan area. The searches at these locations were an official law enforcement action involving officers,  agents, and investigators from the Des Moines Police Department; Federal Bureau of  Investigation; Mid-Iowa Narcotics Enforcement Task Force; Mid-Iowa Narcotics Enforcement  Task Force East; Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement; Iowa Division of Intelligence and  Fusion Center; Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives; Iowa State Patrol; Iowa  State Patrol SWAT; West Des Moines Police Department; METRO Star; and SERT.

Authorities says there is no known danger to the public and there will be no further comment on the  actions taken, at this time.