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The FBI, under President Donald Trump’s leadership, has arrested more than 300 violent gang members over the past two weeks, marking a significant push to combat crime and drug trafficking across the country. The operation has led to the seizure of large amounts of narcotics, weapons, currency, and other illicit goods.
Kash Patel, a senior Trump administration official, highlighted the scale of the crackdown and its impact on public safety.
“In just two short weeks, we have arrested over 300 violent felonies gang members, including MS-13 and 18 gangsters,” Patel said.
“We have taken seizure of hundreds of pounds of narcotics and hundreds of weapons and currency and illicit goods. That’s just what you can do when you put the brave men and women of law enforcement in one room and get the hell out of their way. And we are going to do that in every state across this country.”
Patel specifically pointed to law enforcement success in Massachusetts, where authorities federally indicted more than 50 violent gang members and drug traffickers.
Nearly 200 kilograms of fentanyl were seized in recent weeks as part of the operation.
“In Massachusetts alone, in the last couple of weeks, they have indicted federally over 50 violent gang members and narco traffickers, seizing almost 200 kilograms of fentanyl,” Patel stated, as the audience responded with applause.
The initiative comes as the administration intensifies its efforts to combat the nationwide drug overdose crisis, which claims American lives at an alarming rate.
“There is no time for us to waste on this job,” Patel emphasized.
“And that’s why, under President Trump’s leadership and General Bondi’s leadership, we have been instructed to get after it, and that’s exactly what we are doing.”
The crisis extends beyond drug-related deaths, as violent crime continues to surge. Patel underscored the grim statistics, linking the crime wave to border security failures.
“We have to especially get after it when we lose an American citizen every seven minutes to a drug overdose,” Patel said.
“We have to especially get after it when a woman or child is raped in this country nearly every six minutes, and we have to especially get after it when there are two homicides nearly every hour in this country. Violent crime is exploding, and it is a direct result of the border invasion that occurred.”
Despite these challenges, Patel praised the administration’s efforts in reversing the crime trend and securing communities.
“Thanks to this administration, and thanks to your relentless work on the field of battle to protect our citizenry, we are finally curbing those astronomical numbers,” he said.
“And what that means is we are saving American lives. We are providing our children with safe schools and playgrounds so that they can be educated and grow up in a fun neighborhood, like we all have the privilege of doing in this great community.”
With a renewed focus on tackling gang violence, drug trafficking, and border security issues, the administration has signaled its intent to continue nationwide operations aimed at restoring law and order.
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