PITTSBURGH—David J. Hickton, United States Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, issued the following statement today in response to media inquiries regarding searches conducted on May 5, 2015:

“On Tuesday, May 5, 2015, special agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, troopers from the Pennsylvania State Police, and detectives from the Fayette County Drug Task Force—accompanied by Fayette County Tactical Medics from Fayette County EMS—executed federal search warrants at 11 locations in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, as part of an ongoing federal investigation.”