'Operation Little Dipper:' Feds charge 14 in alleged drug, gun trafficking organization

The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced federal charges Tuesday against 14 men accused of running a gun and drug trafficking organization out of Indy’s northeast side. In an indictment unsealed this week, federal prosecutors charge the men – who they say went by the moniker Stupid Star Entertainment – with counts ranging from possession of cocaine and controlled substances to possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. The investigation began in May 2016 and centered around houses in the so-called “Gangsterville” area of Martindale-Brightwood. Specifically, investigators identified houses alleged to be used by the group in the 2400 block of North Rural Street, 2800 block of North Olney Street, 3600 block of Orchard Avenue and further northeast in the 6400 block of East 44th Place.