Arresting street-level drug dealers doesn't have an effect on local drug supplies, but finding their bosses can.

The 65.4 grams of crack cocaine seized in a Friday night bust is enough to dent the drug trade here, Police Chief Bruce Ure said.

"These guys were way up there on the food chain," Ure said. "It could have a significant impact on the drug trade."

Federal authorities have taken over the investigation, Ure said.

They are charging [redacted], 43, and [redacted], 40, with possession of a controlled substance and felons in possession of firearms, said Francesca Perot, information officer for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms in Houston.

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