KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Homeland Security Investigations announced that a new task force in the Kansas City area will be working to identify and prosecute criminals.
The FBI and HSI say the new Kansas City Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) region will encompass Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri, with locations in Kansas City, Wichita, Des Moines and Omaha.
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The purpose of the task force, according to the FBI and HSI release, is to end the presence of criminal cartels, foreign gangs and transnational organized crime throughout the region. More specifically, the HSTF will focus on drugs, human and weapon trafficking, money laundering, alien smuggling, homicide, extortion, kidnapping, and more.
The HSTF will use both federal agents as well as law enforcement agencies, intelligence analysts and professional staff…