Multi-agency surgery in Dallas has arrested eight gang members in possession of guns, drugs, money and reptile accomplices.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) led the investigation and the “Blue Race Operation” was carried out in South Dallas on Monday.
A US lawyer for the Northern Texas district of Chad Meacham said the operation led to the arrests of 42 members of the Oakland Crips Street Gang.
During the surgery, the agent reportedly seized methamphetamine pills, oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, alprazolam, marijuana, hash and more than $47,000 in methamphetamine pills over 14 kilometers, seized 14 firearms. Investigators also seized six vehicles, multiple clip-themed gems, and the Caiman Crocodile.
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An ATF-led investigation into gang activities in South Dallas has arrested eight gang members and a crocodile has been seized. (US Lawyers’ Office)
With support from the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the Gators were taken to the Dallas Zoo.
Those arrested include Kendrick Jamal Young, Christopher Jamiel Love, Alex Jerome Bowman, Victor Scott Wingham, Joshua Gimmond Wheatley, Travion Williams, Jihad Tees Gorey Thomas and Jamalian Augustus Hewitt.
Young, Love, Bowman, Wingham and Wheatley were all charged with conspiracy to own a controlled substance with intent to distribute, while Young, Love and Hewitt were charged with felony possessing a firearm and possessing a firearm that promotes a drug trafficking crime.
Hewitt also faces property crimes with the intent to distribute controlled substances and promote drug felony using mobile phones.
Additionally, Williams and Thomas were charged with carjacking and swinging firearms during a violent crime.
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Investigators seized 14 guns during surgery targeting suspected gang members in the South Dallas area. (US Lawyers’ Office)
During custody hearing Friday, prosecutors accused the accused of dealing with drugs every day in an area known as a “dead end.”
Prosecutors also presented evidence suggesting that several members of the surgery would use text messages to warn each other about the attack by law enforcement officers, and after the attack they sent “young people” to look for a drug shortage. Prosecutors also claim that the suspect has returned to dealing with drugs at the end of the attack.
According to Meacham’s office, many of the suspects have extensive criminal history, including drug and gun-related crimes.
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Investigators seized Crips-themed jewelry while performing operations targeting gang activities in the South Dallas area. (US Lawyers’ Office)
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The “Blue Race Operation” was executed by the ATF, the Dallas Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Agency, the Dallas Police Department, the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Marshall Services, the Texas Public Safety Agency, the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office and the ATF of the Texas Game Wardens.
