Complex sentence: The RCMP advised the news media that those charged had ties with crime families in New York; that week, the FBI arrested several people in the U.S. on related offences; the charges included narcotics trafficking, loansharking and firearms.
Split into simpler sentences: The RCMP advised the news media that those charged had ties with crime families in New York. That week, the FBI arrested several people in the U.S. on related offences; the charges included narcotics trafficking, loansharking and firearms.