The investigation, which began in October 2022, targeted alleged illegal firearms and drug trafficking by the Westside Wilmas criminal gang in L.A.’s Harbor region, LAPD said in a news release.
“The investigation expanded beyond the Westside Wilmas and into the upper echelons of the Mexican Mafia.”
Early Wednesday morning, authorities served multiple search warrants throughout the south bay and as far away as Bakersfield, police said.
Agents arrested multiple suspects and seized “many” firearms, including ghost guns and assault weapons, police said. “Many pounds” of illegal narcotics, including fentanyl, were also seized.
LAPD and the FBI scheduled a news briefing for 11 a.m. Wednesday.
A similar operation involving LAPD and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives netted 18 arrests in February.
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