ICE San Francisco, federal partners target transnational criminal organizations in major enforcement action

SAN FRANCISCO – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement along with the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Probation, conducted a multi-agency operation March 11 targeting the disruption of cartel related narcotics and firearms distribution as well as others identified as criminal threats to the South Lake Tahoe, California community.

Gang members affiliated with Sureno and MS-13 known for their involvement in drug and weapons trafficking were among those arrested in the one-day operation along with other individuals with convictions for possession for sale of narcotics or controlled substances, selling or modifying firearms, narcotics trafficking, DUI, false imprisonment, and possession of obscene material depicting minors in sexual conduct.

"Collaborative enforcement actions of this scale demonstrate a whole government approach with enhanced intelligence-driven investigations followed by coordinated law enforcement action," said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations San Francisco acting Field Office Director Polly Kaiser. "We will continue to leverage our resources and staff to disrupt and remove those that pose a risk to public safety."

The arrested individuals are currently being processed for federal prosecution and removal proceedings, where applicable.

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