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He said that he received information that Ingalls was a dirty cop,

and he assisted Tom with his meth sales and his meth labs.

And the relationship was that they had their own little enterprise out there in Parablasm,

and it was narcotic sales, manufacturing,

and illegal firearm distribution.

So we rolled out with 23 different search warrant teams, D-EA, FBI SWAT, and then simultaneously

hit these doors across the valley.

We took down five out of six cells that nobody else could.

These are names that I knew for 15 years that nobody could get to jail.

And we took them all to jail federally. I was wondering if you could tell us about your wall over here.

I just put up some of the plaques that I received, some awards,

and it makes me feel good once in a while.

I'll look at.

In his home, near his hand-built bar,

Darren Hager has a wall covered with mementos from his career in law enforcement,

and it includes a send-off from the Operation Silent Thunder team.

It's like a going-away present, so your whole group that you worked with would sign it as a farewell.

Operation Silent Thunder completes one of the biggest drug busts in the Antelope Valley, and then disbands in 2001.

But not without a little fanfare.

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