The U.S. Department of Justice is releasing results of Operation Spring Cleaning, a nationwide initiative spearheaded by the FBI to combat gang-related threats and enhance public safety. The operation included federal, state, and local law enforcement and targeted the illegal flow of firearms and narcotics across the nation.

Results of the Operation

Operation Spring Cleaning led to over 1,100 arrests, over 600 charges filed, and almost 600 search warrants conducted. The operation also resulted in the seizure of nearly 1,000 illegal firearms—dozens of which were equipped with machinegun conversion devices (MCDs)—and more than 2,700 pounds of illegal narcotics.

According to Daniel Faith, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI San Antonio Field Office, “Through Operation Spring Cleaning, the FBI San Antonio Safe Streets Task Force, including the San Antonio Police Department, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Texas Department of Public Safety, took coordinated, sustained action against violent criminal enterprises and the networks that enabled their illicit activities,”

Original reporting: KTSA News/Talk (San Antonio) — read the source article.