A major operation in New Jersey has seen federal agents arrest hundreds of dangerous criminals, including illegal aliens.
Federal authorities arrested 264 wanted criminals, including murderers, gang members, and two illegal aliens wanted for sex crimes.
The arrests were part of a massive multi-agency law enforcement operation in New Jersey.
Officials say the crackdown focused on the “worst of the worst.”
“They brought the hammer down on the worst of the worst.”https://t.co/iJUpm5uAYZ
— US Attorney Habba (@USAttyHabba) July 5, 2025
The sweep, dubbed Operation Apex Hammer, targeted violent fugitives wanted for homicide, sexual assault, kidnapping, and gang-related activity.
Among those captured were 17 murder suspects and 95 known gang members, according to officials.
Law enforcement sources revealed that many of the individuals arrested were in the U.S. illegally.
One of those individuals, Lorenzo Benitez, a 54-year-old illegal alien from Guatemala, was arrested on June 4 in Plainfield, NJ.
He is facing multiple sexual assault charges stemming from incidents in Keansburg, according to reports.
Another suspect, Darlin Franco-Guzman, a 25-year-old illegal Honduran national, was taken into custody in Trenton on June 10.
He is wanted in Baltimore County, Maryland, for burglary and the attempted sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl,