Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
Homeland Security arrested more than 600 suspected gang members in what is being called the largest gang crackdown ever by the agency, the Associated Press reports.
The operation, dubbed “Project Southbound,” involved Ice agents and local authorities in 179 cities, leading the arrest of 638 suspected gang members between March and April.
Of those, more than 400 had violent criminal histories and seven were wanted on murder charges.
“These are bad people with bad motives from bad organizations,” said Thomas Winkowski, the principal deputy assistant secretary for ICE.
The arrests happened nationwide in places that include Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Maryland and New Mexico.
The crackdown was part of an initiative to target gangs with ties to other countries.
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