Overview

• Attorney General Pam Bondi said the operation’s first week produced 273 arrests and 73 illegal guns seized in Memphis.
• Bondi reported a Saturday push with 74 arrests and 16 guns, including alleged gang members, a suspect wanted for murder, and a juvenile reportedly found with about two pounds of methamphetamine.
• Memphis Mayor Paul Young said city officers are embedded with federal agents, and the Memphis Police Department recorded an additional 167 arrests this week.
• Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy said the influx could top 100 new cases a day, raising concerns about an already overcrowded jail and potential court backlogs.
• WREG reported it has not independently confirmed all of Bondi’s daily claims, while Bondi separately cited national totals of 3,837 arrests and 361 guns seized.