Officers began rounding up members of "two violent street gangs" Wednesday morning who are suspected of distributing large amounts of drugs in Gregg County, the United States Attorney's Office reported.If convicted, the defendants face up to life in prison and fines of more than $4 million.Information about which people had already been arrested was not immediately available. The 29 people who were being arrested were indicted in federal court on May 13. They are almost all from Longview.The people named in the indictment were:

Quincy L. Head, aka Q45, 27, of Longview;
William Earl Johnson Jr., aka Truck, 31, of Longview;
Marchello Dornell Miller, aka Chello, 27, of Longview;
Dajamuel Dione Floyd, aka Jamie and/or Red, 30, of Longview;
Rodrick Dewayne Taylor, aka Playboy, 35, of Dallas;
James Darrell Lister, Jr., aka Wee Wee, 26, of Longview;
Larry Donell George, aka LG and/or G, 25, of Longview
Bronson Benard Bell, aka Lil B, 24, of Longview;
Chester Wayne Davis, 33, of Longview;
Wendallen Cardarius Adams, aka Pooh, 19, of Longview;
Tony Wayne Jamerson, aka Tony Jacobs, 22, of Longview;
Ricky Nelson Miles, Jr., aka Ricky Tick and/or Tick, 24, of Longview;
Juan Daniell Ingram, aka 1G, 31, of Longview;
Leonardo Davinci Alford, aka Leo, 29, of Longview;
Larry Norris Canada, 24, of Longview;
Cory Tederrell Dawkins, aka Clacky Ray, 31, of Longview;
Howard Wayne Stinson, aka Big Wayne, 35, of Longview;
Albert Lee Scott, Jr., aka Chi Ali, 32, of Longview;
Carlo Demond Stoker-Young, aka Little Joe, 29, of Longview;
Arthur James Woods, aka AWAL, 30, of Longview;
Kevin Lynn Canada, 28, of Longview;
Marcus Dewayne Faggans, 24, of Longview;
Steven Lemond Darden, aka Little Stevie, 31, of Longview;
Cameron Sims, aka Big Boy, 29, of Longview;
Joe Frank Gonerway, 47, of Longview;
Emmanuel Larmark Buchanan, aka Fat Man, 32, of Longview;
Clifton Earl Robinson, aka Mister C, 33, of Longview;
Ivory Jackson, aka "Nutty" Jackson, 28, of Longview; and
Steven Duane Glover, 23, of Longview.
The suspects also are believed to have committed various firearms violations, including possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of firearms in relation to drug-trafficking offenses.The Longview Police Department has called an 11 a.m. press conference Wednesday to discuss the arrests along with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Texas; the FBI; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms; the North Texas HIDTA/East Texas Violent Crime Task Force; Gregg County District Attorney's Office; Gregg County Sheriff's Office; Kilgore Police Department; and the County Organized Drug Enforcement Unit.The arrests began about 7 a.m. Wednesday, with local, federal and state officers executing 29 federal arrest warrants and 27 state arrest warrants.The arrests follow an investigation of "two violent streets gangs, the Davis Street Gang and the 12th Street Crips, and their associates" that began in January 2006, the U.S. Attorney's Office reported."These gangs are believed to be responsible for distribution of significant quantities of crack cocaine, cocaine and marijuana," the press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office said."Court documents suggest that these gangs are responsible for a large percentage of the crack cocaine and marijuana being transported and sold in the Gregg County, Texas, area. Each gang is alleged to have maintained drug houses in which crack cocaine, marijuana, promethazine, pills and firearms were continually being sold. It is alleged that these drug houses were supplied and protected by the gangs. The investigation has uncovered evidence indicating that each of the houses is responsible for the distribution of a large quantity of crack cocaine."
Federal agents said the investigation is one example of how local, state and federal agencies work together to address drug and violent crimes."We will continue to target dangerous individuals that terrorize neighborhoods and subsequently affect the quality of life in those areas," said Acting Special Agent in Charge Michael A. Golson Sr. with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.Gregg County District Attorney Carl Dorrough praised the officers involved in the investigation."Their efforts, culminating in today's arrests, display the level of success that can be achieved when all levels of law enforcement work together cooperatively," he said in the press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office. "Today's arrests and the coming prosecutions do not simply concern illegal drugs. These two organizations have been and would continue to be, absent this investigation, deeply involved in activities that endanger the lives of our citizens."