Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino announced sweeping results from “Operation Summer Heat,” a nationwide crackdown that has already led to thousands of arrests and weapons seizures.
Bongino said the operation launched in June and continues to “deliver results as we strive to protect the communities we serve.”
“I want to provide you another update on your @FBI’s Operation Summer Heat, which continues to deliver results as we strive to protect the communities we serve. By uniting with our communities and law enforcement partners, we stay prepared and resilient together,” Bongino posted on X.
He detailed several cases tied to the operation.
In New York, FBI teams arrested a suspect in the robbery of a gas station where an elderly employee was working, per the Conservative Brief.
In Seattle, agents took down a large-scale street gang. “The @FBISeattle office saw a major success as they investigated a large-scale street gang, which resulted in the collection of 23 firearms and over 9,800 grams in drug seizures,” Bongino said.
He added that the gang was using female couriers to move pills in luggage from Arizona to Seattle and Baltimore airports.
In Florida, Bongino said the FBI worked with the DEA, USPS, DOL, and