Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
The U.S. and Puerto Rico are safer today because of an anti-crime initiative aimed at putting more federal agents in Puerto Rico, Reuters reports.
Dubbed “Operation Caribbean Resilience,” the effort started in July 2012 but increased markedly over the last three months, according to Reuters.
In the past year, the operation has netted 320 arrests and the seizure of 170 guns, drugs and ammunition.
“Through our joint efforts … we have not only made the streets of Puerto Rico much safer, but also improved security in the mainland United States,” said John Sandweg, acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The operation has begun to target drug gangs and criminal enterprises, Reuters reported.
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