Frankie Cordeira Jr.

Description: Largest gang round-up in agency history... Calling it a record sweep the federal government announced May 11 2017 the arrests of 1378 individuals who were targeted in a six-week-long gang operation that took down some of the nation's most dangerous gang members everyone from drug dealers and killers to human smugglers and sex traffickers.(Photo: Charles Reed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ) Calling it a record sweep the federal government today announced the arrests of 1378 people who were targeted in a six-week-long operation that took down some of the nation's most dangerous gang membersfrom alleged drug dealers and killers to to allegedhuman smugglers and sex traffickers the government said. Of the total arrested two-thirds were U.S. citizens one-third were foreign nationalsfrom 21 countries in South and Central America Asia Africa Europe and the Caribbean. Michigan accounted for 20 of the total arrests all of which came from Detroit and Flint.Of the total arrests13 were members of Detroit-based gangs includingthe Latin Count 18th Street Cheddda Avenue and Surenos. SevenFlint gang members also were arrestedand represented the Spanish Cobras East Side Crips and IMOB. Read more: The gang operation which was led by.U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcements Homeland Security Investigations ran from March 26 through May 6. ICE is calling it the largest gang surge to date. Several law enforcement agencies were involved in the busts including the Detroit and Flint police departments the Michigan State Police the FBIU.S. Border Patrol and the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives. Gangs threaten the safety of our communities not just in major metropolitan areas but in our suburbs and rural areas too said ICE Acting Director Thomas Homan. Gang-related violence and criminal activity present an ongoing challenge for law enforcement everywhere." Of those arrested 1098 were arrested on federal and/or state criminal charges including 21 people arrested on murder-related charges and seven on rape and sexual assault charges. The remaining 280 were arrested on administrative immigration violations. But not all were accused of being gang members. Of the1378 total arrested 1095 were confirmed as gang members and affiliates authorities say. The remaining 283 claimed no gang affiliation but were arrested on either criminal or administrative charges. This latest operation clearly shows our collective resolve to attack and dismantle the street gangs that are threatening our communities" said Steve Francis acting special agent in charge of HSI Detroit. "HSI will continue to aggressively target these organizations and combat the violence that they spread in our communities." In Detroit there's been aongoing effort by law enforcement to crack down on gang violence withlocal state and federal law enforcement groupsteaming up to dismantle what they consider the most violent gangs in the crime-plagued city. In four years the operation -- known as theDetroit One initiative -- hasled to the arrest of more than 100 gang suspects.They include: 17 members of the Seven Mile Blood street gang. Nine members of the Bounty Hunter Bloods street gang. 13 members of the Latin Counts street gang. 14 members of the Phantom Outlaw Motorcycle Club / Vice Lords street gang. Four Vice Lord members in state court on armed robbery charges and a Vice Lord leader charged under the federal street gang statute in his role in that armed robbery. Nine Vice Lords members on racketeering charges stemming from the shooting of four family members who were gunned down at their home on Detroits northwest side; Three members of the Band Crew street gang. 10 members of the RTM street gang. 24 people on drug conspiracy charges for running heroin crack and cocaine rings in 16different houses in the east side Ravendale neighborhood of Detroit. Tresa Baldas can be contacted at [email protected]. Read or Share this story: http://on.freep.com/2ppx4H7
By Frankie Cordeira Jr.
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