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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How many White Supremacists mixed up in that drug group?
What's this garbage about raiding the first former President is US history?
I am calling F-BS on this. This is just image repair OPS for the communist enforcers. It is as true as Russiagate until they show evidence.
Rounding up conservatives and calling it a drug op.
Yeah, but opMAGA, opTrump, and opPTAMOM. And never let them live that down.
I agree
When does the meaning of “violent criminal” change from street thug to church-going, Trump-supporting conservative?
How many of these 6000 stellar arrests were FBI entrapment schemes?
Your entire 110 years of credibility is gone now. Ridicule is all you’ll get from me.
How many of those weapons were from “Fast and Furious”?
What the article doesn’t mention is the FIB rolled them up after they refused to give them kickbacks!
If this “news” comes directly from the FB of PS, it bears very close scrutiny. One clue is that the Federal Panty Sniffers are not shy about publicizing their actions. Did I miss all those bombshell headlines?
Drop in the bucket. Just to look good.
Close the eff’n border and deport every frickin’ wet back in the country. Revoke all temporary and education visas. Tons of problems solved.
, May 11: LORDSBURG, New Mexico — FBI agents raided the Lordsburg Police Department’s headquarters on Tuesday as part of an ongoing federal probe, officials confirmed. FBI spokesman Frank Fisher said agents executed a federal search warrant at the Lordsburg PD, but he declined to discuss what authorities were looking for.
6,000 arrests and 5,999 paid undercover informants = 1 net arrest.
Those are terrible numbers. How many agents did it take to capture 6,000? They should be arresting 50,000 real criminals easily if they focused on the right thing.
My guess this is the atf serving warrants on those arrested by police and had a former felony.
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