Kansas City law enforcement just sent a loud message to the metro’s most violent offenders: the game is over. In a massive, coordinated strike dubbed “Operation Red Card,” a coalition of federal, state, and local agencies spent the last week hunting down suspects and clearing a staggering 442 outstanding warrants.
The crackdown, aimed at curbing violent crime ahead of a busy summer season, resulted in 170 defendants facing new charges for a variety of serious firearms and narcotics offenses.
The sheer volume of contraband pulled off the streets during the operation paints a vivid picture of the criminal activity targeted by the task force. Officers seized 247 firearms and nearly half a million dollars in cash…