North America Gunman Detective

Chapter 1569 - 840: Operation 2

It was time for action, and Jimmy once again stationed himself in the command vehicle, while the others dispersed according to the pre-arranged targets to begin apprehending suspects. As each group took their positions, Jimmy picked up the walkie-talkie and shouted: "Action begins, stay safe."

"FBI, open the door."

"FBI, we have a search warrant, open the door!"

Jimmy and his team were near Demont's location of the MS13 gang. Following his command, the agents in bullet-proof vests led the way, and the fully armed SRT unit followed, shouting as they charged into a residential building.

The gunshots quickly stopped after only a few rounds. Facing the fully armed SRT and FBI, everyone surrendered obediently, with only the initial few drawing their weapons. Even those who drew their guns only did so out of habitual threat, without firing at the agents, so the gunshots didn't result in any fatalities.

Soon, a voice over the walkie-talkie announced, "Target found, apprehended, we've hooked an unexpected big fish."

Jimmy shouted into the walkie-talkie, "Bring them out, start the search."

The door of the surveillance van was open, and Jimmy jumped out of the vehicle and walked over, the agents' cars also arrived in front of the house, and NYPD closed off the adjacent roads. Such a big event definitely attracted a lot of onlookers; soon, several gang members were led out, some even shirtless, revealing their tattoos to everyone.

"Agent, an unexpected find, the assassin Chachi is here too, we caught him together."

"That missing gang assassin?"

"Yes, prior records didn't show any traces of him, so he wasn't originally on our list of arrests."

"Well done, make sure to formalize the procedures back at the office."

Jimmy patted the agent in front of him, watching as these individuals were packed into the FBI vehicles and quickly taken away, leaving only a few agents to search their residences.

Soon, the results of the apprehensions from various locations were reported to Jimmy, except for two locations that came up empty, the rest were very successful. When Jimmy returned to the FBI office, the outcome of their operations had already spread throughout the bureau, given that it was a major operation, it couldn't stay internal and confidential.

"Jimmy, how should the press conference be arranged?"

Isabel once again arrived at Jimmy's office. Such a major operation undoubtedly needed to be announced publicly, but confirming who would host it was still required.

"I'll do it, but this time we'll only disclose the number of people arrested at most; further investigation and prosecution will take much longer."

Jimmy usually disliked hosting press conferences, as it didn't align with his desire to remain low-key, but to boost deterrence, he decided to host it himself, as other agents weren't as well-known.

"Okay, I'll go prepare."

Jimmy had hosted numerous press conferences before, so he wasn't unfamiliar with it. Isabel briefly introduced things, then invited Jimmy to the podium:

"Good afternoon, I'm Jimmy Yang, and I trust many of you are already familiar with me.

Today, we are here for a press conference to report the successful implementation of a significant law enforcement operation that impacts public safety.

After months of continuous work, our team, in collaboration with the New York City Police Department, the Federal Drug Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, and state and local law enforcement agencies, launched a joint enforcement operation against the notorious MS13 gang.

This gang is suspected of violent crimes, drug trafficking, illegal weapons deals, and extortion activities targeting innocent civilians in the New York area.

I am proud to announce that in this morning's joint operation, we arrested dozens of MS13 gang members and associated individuals.

These arrests are a clear response to MS13's ongoing criminal activities on the east coast of the United States.

We carried out the arrests with community safety as a priority, taking all necessary precautions to prevent civilian casualties and property loss.

The success of this operation underlines our determination to combat organized crime and proves that when federal and local law enforcement agencies work closely together, we can effectively protect our city and residents from threats posed by violent criminal organizations.

We recognize this is just the beginning; we will not stop pursuing every gang member until our neighborhoods regain safety and peace.

Today, we send a clear message to those who try to instill fear through criminal activities in our community: We will not relent in our pursuit of you, we will join hands with the community to ensure justice is served.

Additionally, I urge the public, if you have any information about MS13 or any suspicious activities, please contact local law enforcement or anonymously call our hotline. Your information could be crucial for maintaining the safety of our community.

I want to express my gratitude once more to all the brave agents and police officers who participated in today's operation, and to their families, it's their sacrifice and dedication that made our work possible.

Thank you all."

Jimmy's speech wasn't long, and during the subsequent Q&A with reporters, he repeatedly emphasized that the investigations and interrogations of the individuals involved were still ongoing, and it was temporarily impossible to determine the charges against them or whether there might be other suspects not yet apprehended. In short, he wouldn't divulge related information without concrete results.

In gang circles, MS13 is considered quite powerful, primarily because of the ruthlessness of its members, so even when other gangs have conflicts with them, most wouldn't proactively start a gang war with them. The impact of FBI's major bust this time far exceeds what the average person might conceive.