SAN FRANCISCO ( KRON ) — Agents with the San Francisco division of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement took part in a raid in the South Lake Tahoe area targeting alleged gang and drug cartel members. According to SF ICE, a multi-agency operation was conducted on March 11.
The operation also involved the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Drug Enforcement Administration and United States Probation personnel. The operation, which targeted the “disruption of cartel related narcotics and firearms distribution as well as other criminal threats,” resulted in numerous arrests.
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Among those arrested were gang members affiliated with Sureno and MS-13 known for involvement in drug and weapons trafficking, ICE said. The one-day operation also targeted people with previous convictions for possession for sale of narcotics or controlled substances, selling or modifying firearms, narcotics trafficking, DUI, false imprisonment, and possession of obscene material depicting minors.
“Collaborative enforcement actions of this scale demonstrate a whole government approach with enhanced intelligence-driven investigations followed by coordinated law enforcement action,” said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations San Francisco acting Field Office Director Polly Kaiser. “We will continue to leverage our resources and staff to disrupt and remove those that pose a risk to public safety.”
Those arrested are currently being processed for federal prosecution and “removal proceedings, where applicable,” ICE said…