EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The FBI El Paso Office made multiple arrests over the past three months as part of a nationwide effort to crush violent crime, the Summer Heat operation.
FBI El Paso arrests 2 fugitives in different incidents
Locally, the FBI announced it made 28 arrests and seized 109 kilograms of drugs under the Summer Heat initiative.
“The FBI El Paso Office is fully committed to crushing violent crime in our region,” Jarod Brown, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI El Paso Office, said. “Summer Heat shows that surging resources with our state and local law enforcement partners, as well as our other federal partners, can have a significant impact on reducing crime.”
Between June 24 and Sept. 20, all 55 FBI field offices participated in the operation to crush violent crime…