ABILENE, Texas - Three men in Abilene have been charged in federal court in connection with what authorities describe as a drug trafficking operation that spanned the course of several months.

The operations resulted in the seizure of cocaine, methamphetamine, codeine syrup, marijuana, counterfeit pills and firearms.

What we know: According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), a federal criminal complaint was filed on June 24 involving conspiracy to distribute meth and possession with intent to distribute meth charges against the following individuals: Authorities allege the three men were involved in a narcotics trafficking conspiracy that was under investigation by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.