FBI Operation Spring Cleaning Nets 615 Indictments And Nearly 1,000 Guns
On June 1, 2026 the FBI said Operation Spring Cleaning, a three-month nationwide enforcement surge, produced 615 federal indictments, 1,139 arrests and 984 seized firearms.[1]
Agents and partners carried out 1,474 joint operations and executed 586 search warrants, seizing cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine, heroin, crack, marijuana and 13,260 MDMA pills.[1] FBI leaders said the surge supports the Justice Department's Operation Take Back America, and Kash Patel praised the bureau's 'full-throttle mission'.[1]
The three-month operation was a nationwide enforcement surge the FBI said was designed to disrupt drug cartels and transnational criminal organizations as part of the Justice Department's Operation Take Back America.[1]
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- On June 1, 2026, the FBI disclosed results of Operation Spring Cleaning, a three-month nationwide enforcement surge.
- The operation resulted in 1,139 arrests, 984 firearm seizures, and 615 criminal indictments.
- Agents and partners conducted 1,474 joint operations and 586 search warrants, seizing large quantities of cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine, heroin, crack, marijuana, and 13,260 MDMA pills.
- FBI leadership said the surge supports DOJ's Operation Take Back America targeting drug cartels and transnational criminal organizations.
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