AG: Operation Homegrown Suspects Distributed $2 Million Worth of Cocaine

An Altoona area cocaine ring responsible for distributing $2 million worth of cocaine over the past two and a half years was broken-up today by state narcotics agents and local police.

Attorney General Tom Corbett said the investigation, known as "Operation Homegrown" began in November 2009 and focused on Brian Pfister, an Altoona resident, who was allegedly obtaining cocaine from three separate sources.

Evidence and testimony regarding the case was presented to a statewide investigating grand jury, which recommended the criminal charges being filed today.

According to the grand jury, Pfister was a major supplier of cocaine to the Blair County area, with his main center of operations at his home in Altoona. Agents estimate that Pfister's organization distributed at least $2 million worth of cocaine over the past two and a half years.

"We believe that this is one of the largest 'homegrown' cocaine operations in the Altoona area since the 1990's," Corbett said. "Pfister and his associates were trafficking and dealing a significant amount of cocaine throughout the region."

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