Overview

• The operation unfolded over roughly two weeks and targeted some of Indianapolis’ most-wanted violent offenders.
• Investigators seized 29 crime guns, three machine-gun conversion devices, 5.09 pounds of cocaine, 436 grams of methamphetamine, 15 fentanyl pills, about $59,866, and one stolen vehicle.
• Participating agencies included IMPD specialty units, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, FBI, DEA, ATF, Homeland Security Investigations, Indiana State Police, the U.S. Marshals Service, and the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office.
• Those taken into custody face potential counts from weapons and drug offenses to murder, with final charging decisions pending.
• Officials cast the effort as part of Mayor Joe Hogsett’s 2022 Gun Violence Reduction Strategy, with FBI leadership emphasizing deterrence and continued pursuit of violent offenders.