Anonymous ID: a539c9 Oct. 21, 2020, 7:08 a.m. No.11189030   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>9058 >>9212 >>9473 >>9592 >>9623

DEA cracks down on violent crime, takes aim at Mexican Drug Cartels

 

https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/dea-cracks-down-on-violent-crime-takes-aim-at-mexican-drug-cartels

 

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) - The Drug Enforcement Agency launched a summer project drilling down on factors leading to violent crime across the nation.

It is called Project Safeguard.

Special Agent in Charge of the San Diego district, John Callery, said, "over 75% of those [violent] crimes are driven to get money to buy drugs."

He said drugs and crime go hand in hand. "When a person devolves into a drug addict unfortunately they become very desperate right? And a desperate person will do desperate things to get money and buy drugs."

Callery said his team geared up to knock out 15 cases with violent criminals. The arrests happened from August to October.

"We took a three month, for lack of a better word, a surge. Let’s get violent actors off the street. Let’s arrest them, DEA, and let’s charge them federally." Callery said they arrested 34 criminals.

He added they have a lot of evidence to go through as well, "we’ve seized 71 firearms and… seized 160 kilograms of heroin and 160 kilograms of fentanyl."