A joint Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) investigation carried out by the FBI and the Arlington, Texas Police Department led to the arrest of 21 documented, violent gang members, according to the FBI. Criminal charges filed against the suspects arrested on Thursday, November 6, include racketeering, murder, and assault in aid of racketeering, drug trafficking, and gun crimes.
According to FBI Director Kash Patel, the massive operation targeting the violent “Kiccdoe” gang operating in several cities surrounding the Dallas/Fort Worth area involved 450 local and federal law enforcement personnel who assisted in the investigation and arrest of the suspected gang members.
According to court documents, the FBI and Arlington Police Department began investigating the Arlington-based criminal street gang known as “Kiccdoe” in April 2024 after a member of the gang was shot and killed on the campus of an Arlington high school. The murder led to alleged retaliation shootings between Kiccdoe and other Arlington gangs, according to law enforcement authorities…