WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – An operation described as “a violent crime initiative” in the Wichita area, conducted over a couple of months this summer, netted 34 arrests and the recovery of 58 firearms, the U.S. District Attorney’s Office for the District of Kansas reported.
The initiative, “Operation Iron Sights,” took place from July 13 to Sept. 16, a collaborative enforcement effort led by the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
U.S. Attorney Ryan A. Kriegshauser and ATF Director Robert Cekada held a joint press conference in Wichita Friday morning that included partnering agencies: the DEA, FBI, U.S. Marshals Service, KBI, Kansas Highway Patrol, Wichita Police Department and the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office…