Posted on 09/17/2022 10:12:18 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
FBI agents arrested about 6,000 alleged violent criminals across the United States over the past four months and have seized more than 2,700 firearms and large quantities of fentanyl, the bureau announced Tuesday.
“Violent crime is on the minds of a lot of Americans right now and top of mind for police chiefs and sheriffs, who constantly tell me that the rising rate of gun and gang violence is one of their most important and difficult challenges,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said in a video message about the operation.
The FBI, which has faced increasing criticism about its targeting of former President Donald Trump and his supporters, said that its agents and local law enforcement officials arrested nearly 6,000 alleged violent criminals and gang members. It also seized more than 2,700 firearms connected to criminal conduct.
Those operations were carried out in California, Texas, Hawaii, Illinois, New Mexico, Washington, Pennsylvania, and Puerto Rico.
“The Los Angeles Metropolitan Task Force on Violent Gangs arrested 28 members and associates of the South Los Angeles-based Eastside Playboys street gang for alleged federal racketeering, firearms, and narcotics charges,” the FBI said in providing an example. “The task force seized approximately 47 firearms, almost 200 kilograms of methamphetamine, 27 kilograms of cocaine, more than 13 kilograms of fentanyl, and more than seven kilograms of heroin.”
The agency also said its gang task force executed 16 federal search warrants targeting prison and street gangs around Albuquerque, New Mexico. They “seized more than one million fentanyl pills, 142 pounds of methamphetamine, 37 firearms, nine ballistic vests, two hand grenades, and $1.8 million in cash,” the bureau said.
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Who’d the FIBs hire, Hollywood or Madison Ave?
Great
So the fbi will be murdering americans by putting the fentanyl in the water supply and blaming some scapegoats.
If they had found any white supremacists I think we’d all know about it 24/7 on all the major Fake News Networks.
No. These task forces are still doing their jobs. Just read the online official reports of these combined operations - feds, State Police, local police, sheriff’s departments, ATF, DEA, and RICO task forces, etc.
Lots of them ongoing, often for years before making the comprehensive raids. Hit them all at the same time and roll up most of an organization and their guns, drugs, etc.
Lots of good law enforcement people still doing their jobs. There’s lot of leftist rot at DOJ and FBI upper echelons.
22. Go to either the FBI and or DOJ websites for their comprehensive raid reports. Lots of details in them. My family including myself have been in law enforcement work and see these on a regular basis.
That’s what I was thinking too.
domestic terrorist agenda only
I call bullshit! The FBI doesn’t fight crime anymore, they fight MAGA Republicans!
MtnClimber:
“I am calling F-BS on this. This is just image repair OPS for the communist enforcers.”
I can’t blame you for thinking this way. You put my thoughts into words.
MadMax, the Grinning Reaper:
“No. These task forces are still doing their jobs.”
I hope you are correct.
You could both be right. Gas prices went up under Biden, but have fallen some before the midterms. There are even reports on new construction on the border wall, likewise before the midterms. We hear of an FBI focus on traditional crime now, as the midterms approach. Recently, Biden signed a large oil lease. Of course, this took place after having cancelled numerous oil leases. Proximity to midterms seems to be the reason for the apparent turn around on policy.
I applaud all good works, but let’s not be fooled, it’s about the midterm elections.
I do feel sympathy for those remaining FBI agents who have integrity.
“When does the meaning of “violent criminal” change from street thug to church-going, Trump-supporting conservative?”
Probably after the mid-term elections.
What are you willing to bet that 99% were KNOWN street gangs who deal in illegal drugs and illegal weapons?!?
In other words, this is a tally sheet that could be generated at any time, if the FBI, ATF, DOJ, etc...actually did their jobs on a regular basis, instead of waiting to strike at once to create a narrative that Biden’s regime is tough on crime!
What happened? Did they just happen to stumble on the criminals and drug runners when they were targeting Trump supporters?
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