The FBI on Tuesday said 35 people had been charged for narcotics and firearms offenses stemming from a yearlong federal operation in West Virginia while also unveiling a new nationwide summer crime-fighting initiative.The bureau said FBI Pittsburgh and FBI Baltimore launched Operation Turf War in early 2025 alongside the Eastern Panhandle Drug and Violent Crimes Task Force.The operation resulted in the seizure of illegal firearms and narcotics, along with the forfeiture of proceeds allegedly used to fund violent criminal activity, according to the FBI."Operation Turf War was this FBI answering the call of a community that needed it the most," FBI Director Kash Patel said in a statement to Fox News Digital.WEST VIRGINIA GOVERNOR'S ORDER LEADS TO NEARLY 60 SUSPECTED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CRIMINALS DETAINEDFBI Director Kash Patel announced charges against 35 individuals tied to a federal narcotics and firearms investigation in West Virginia.(FBI)"This was a massively successful operation right in West Virginia with nearly three dozen individuals arrested using sophisticated techniques, confidential informants, and precise collaboration across the entire FBI enterprise with our partners," he continued.Patel said the operation demonstrated "exactly what partnerships are supposed to look like."He pointed to coordination among the Martinsburg Police Department SWAT team, Jefferson County SWAT and Homeland Security Investigations SWAT.TRUMP REVEALS WHICH MAJOR US CITY IS NEXT IN CRIME CRACKDOWN WHILE TOUTING SUCCESS OF 'OPERATION SUMMER HEAT'Federal authorities said Operation Turf War led to dozens of arrests and the seizure of illegal firearms and narcotics.
(FBI)The FBI also announced the launch of Operation Summer Heat 2.0, a renewed version of an initiative led last year by then-Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino that the bureau said resulted in nearly 9,000 arrests nationwide.The effort will run through Sept.20 and focus on partnerships with state and local law enforcement ...