US EditionFBI Nabs 50 Latin Kings in Operation Broken Crown After 3-Month Sweep
The FBI's Operation Broken Crown dismantled a violent gang network, seizing $200,000 and 10 kilograms of drugs, including cocaine and fentanyl, from 50 Latin Kings members.
- A three-month FBI operation arrested 50 Latin Kings Gang members, seizing $200,000 in assets and ten kilograms of cocaine and fentanyl.
- Founded in Chicago, the Latin Kings Gang is one of the largest Hispanic street gangs and was targeted to disrupt violent threats and narcotics trafficking, officials say.
- Juan Espinoza Martinez offered a $10,000 award to `take him down`, targeting U.S. Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino, while members made violent threats toward federal officers, officials say.
- A few weeks ago, an alleged Latin Kings member was federally charged after breaking into an FBI vehicle and stealing a rifle, officials say, signaling continued enforcement.
- The multi-agency sweep involved 13 field offices, and the FBI said, `This comes after 2025 when the FBI had a 210% increase in gang takedowns`.
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FBI Director Says 50 Alleged Latin Kings Gang Members Arrested in Nationwide Operation
FBI Director Kash Patel on Friday announced that the agency had made around 50 arrests of alleged Latin Kings gang members and seized hundreds of thousands of dollars in assets and drugs in a nationwide operation. In “Operation Broken Crown,” authorities engaged in a “sweeping violent gang takedown involving 13 field offices targeting” the street gang, Patel said, adding that its members had been threatening law enforcement officials. After thre…
FBI Busts 50 ‘Latin Kings’ Members In Nationwide Crackdown
The FBI said Friday that nearly 50 members and associates of the violent Latin Kings street gang have been arrested in a sweeping, multistate crackdown targeting gang violence, drug trafficking, and threats against law enforcement. The three-month effort, dubbed “Operation Broken Crown,” involved more than a dozen FBI field offices working alongside federal, state, local, […] The post FBI Busts 50 ‘Latin Kings’ Members In Nationwide Crackdown ap…
FBI Busts 50 'Latin Kings' Members In Nationwide Crackdown
The FBI said Friday that nearly 50 members and associates of the violent Latin Kings street gang have been arrested in a sweeping, multistate crackdown targeting gang violence, drug trafficking, and threats against law enforcement. The three-month effort, dubbed “Operation Broken Crown,” involved more than a dozen FBI field offices working alongside federal, state, local, and tribal partners to disrupt the Latin Kings’ nationwide criminal networ…
FBI Nails Dozens of Latin Kings Gangsters in Nationwide Bust
A nationwide raid on the Latin Kings gang has resulted in about 50 arrests, FBI Director Kash Patel announced Friday. The three-month multi-state operation was named “Operation Broken Crown,” according […] The post FBI Nails Dozens of Latin Kings Gangsters in Nationwide Bust appeared first on The Western Journal.
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