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ICE arrests more than 1,700 in anti- gang sweep
More than 1,700 alleged gang members and associates, criminals and immigration violators have been arrested in a nationwide effort to combat street gangs, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Wednesday.
The effort targeted violent street gangs in 53 cities across 28 states, federal officials said.
“Street gangs prey on the neighborhoods in which they operate and they instill fear through intimidation and violence,” said Julie Myers, who heads ICE. “By partnering with other law enforcement agencies across the country, we are successfully targeting these gangs, arresting their leaders, disrupting their operations, and putting their members and associates behind bars.”
Of the 1,759 people arrested, nearly 1,500 were gang members, associates or those otherwise criminally charged, ICE said.
Read the ICE press release here.
Read a story about the operation here.
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By George
October 3, 2008 9:02 AM | Link to this
It’s about time someone did something about this problem’