ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) – More than 400 fugitives have been taken off the streets and millions of dollars worth of drugs have been seized as part of Project Safe Neighborhoods, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia.
Project Safe Neighborhoods is a Department of Justice initiative that brings federal, state and local law enforcement together with one goal: getting violent offenders, drugs and illegal guns off the street.
“Over 400 fugitives were taken off the streets. Several who were charged with serious offenses including murder, assault and battery on law enforcement, carjacking, armed robbery, and other serious offenses,” said Robert Tracci, first assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of Virginia.
Drugs and guns seized
According to the office’s first annual report, more than 70 pounds of narcotics were seized, including enough fentanyl to kill 215,000 Virginians. Several firearms, including machine guns, were also taken off the street…