The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in Los Angeles has opened a new office in Imperial, Calif., to focus on Project Gunrunner, which targets illegal trafficking of arms to Mexico.
The ATF said the office, located in the Southern California desert, will include special agents, industry operations investigators and an intelligence research specialist.
“With the opening of our new office and the additional personnel assigned, ATF is significantly increasing its presence in the Imperial Valley,” Special Agent in Charge John A. Torres said in a statement. “We see ourselves as being part of this community and encourage the public to join us in a combined effort to rid our neighborhoods of gun traffickers and violent criminals.”
