KUDOs to the ATF in FL: Snags 40 White Supremacist Members in Massive Sting Operation

Some of cache ATF grabbed: Weapons, rocket launcher, 

lots of drugs, and pipe bombs

This story source is from The Hill.

Nearly 40 members of two white supremacist gangs in FL were arrested as the result of a massive drug trafficking sting. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida announced that 39 members of the “Unforgiven and United Aryan Brotherhood” gangs were charged with various federal firearms and drug violations.

ATF authorities seized more than 100 illegal firearms, a rocket launcher, and several pipe bombs in the raid (as reported on local ABC affiliate WFTS in Tampa Bay). Authorities also reportedly found several pounds of crystal meth and fentanyl.

The investigation, “Operation Blackjack,” lasted more than three years and included state and federal prosecutors, the ATF, and the Pasco Sheriff’s Office.

ATF Assistant Special Agent in Charge Craig Kailimai said: “In getting these 39 dangerous individuals off of the street and seizing guns and explosives that could have been used in violent acts, the community of Pasco County is a little safer.”

Authorities say the gangs mostly operate in and out of prisons. The U.S. Attorney’s Office’s Violent Crimes and Narcotics Section will prosecute the cases. The suspects are facing anywhere from two years to life in prison.

My 2 cents: Amazing story and one of immense pride in the work that produced these results – no telling how many attacks were stopped and the number of lives possibly saved.

Congrats to the ATF in FL.

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