Operation Last Call: 44 Arrested, 160 Guns Seized During Multi-Agency Investigation in Nashville
Authorities said 27 of the 44 defendants had prior felony convictions as agents seized more than 160 firearms and large amounts of drugs.
- Federal and local authorities announced 44 arrests in Nashville on Monday following "Operation Last Call," a multi-agency initiative targeting illegal firearm and drug trafficking over a five-day span ending Sunday.
- Undercover agents identified targeted areas—Harding Place, the I-24 corridor, Bell Road-Murfreesboro Pike, and Brick Church Pike-Trinity Lane—using a three-year review of shots-fired calls and ballistic evidence.
- Agents seized more than 160 firearms, including illegal machine-gun conversion devices, alongside two kilograms of methamphetamine, over one kilogram of fentanyl, and more than half a kilogram of cocaine and crack.
- Of the 44 defendants, 27 had previous felony convictions, while 10 were already on probation, parole, supervised release, or bond at the time of the alleged offenses, according to the Justice Department.
- Metro Nashville Police Chief John Drake called the operation "precision policing in the truest sense," stating "the guns in front of me will not be used in a future homicide, robbery, or shooting incident.
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Operation "Last Call" Leads to 44 Arrests, 160 Gun Seizures and Fentanyl Bust in Nashville
Federal and local authorities arrested 44 people in Nashville, Tennessee, following a five-day operation targeting alleged illegal firearms sales and drug trafficking that resulted in the seizure of more than 160 guns, fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine.
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Operation Last Call leads to 44 arrests in Tennessee
(The Center Square) – A joint operation with local and federal law enforcement agencies netted 44 arrests in Nashville and the seizure of more than 150 firearms, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Monday.
Operation Last Call: 44 arrested, 160 guns seized during multi-agency investigation in Nashville
Following a joint operation targeting the illegal sale of drugs and firearms in Nashville, 44 people were arrested and more than 100 guns were seized, officials announced Monday.
Nearly 50 arrested in Nashville gun, drug trafficking crackdown. Here’s what we know
Authorities said undercover agents made controlled purchases of firearms and drugs in areas identified through a three-year review of shots-fired calls, shooting crimes and ballistic evidence.
44 people arrested following major crackdown on gun and drug trafficking in Nashville
44 people were arrested over the weekend of August 19-23 in Nashville as part of "Operation Last Call," an initiative that targeted the illegal sale of guns and drugs in Nashville.
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