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FBI’s ‘Summer Heat’ Nets 8,629 Arrests as San Diego, Jacksonville Detail Local Results

New field-office summaries surface, prompting questions over ICE involvement and charging decisions.

Overview

  • The three-month operation ran June 24 to Sept. 20 across all 55 FBI field offices, targeting gangs, drug trafficking and offenses against children.
  • Nationwide results included 8,629 arrests, 44,569 kilograms of cocaine seized, 421 kilograms of fentanyl, 2,281 weapons recovered and 1,053 underage victims identified or located.
  • FBI Jacksonville reported 120 local arrests that included dozens of alleged violent gang members, highlighted a Daytona action that arrested 28 Mongols members and noted a local indictment in a child enticement case.
  • FBI San Diego reported 76 arrests, seizures of more than 235 pounds of cocaine and more than 163 pounds of methamphetamine, identification of seven victimized children and an arrest of a suspected high-volume drug supplier from Mexico, along with a separate lengthy sentence in a coercive pornography case.
  • Photos posted by FBI San Diego showed operations with ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations, and reporting noted it was unclear whether those arrests led to criminal charges or civil immigration proceedings.