The US Marshals Service announced the end of a 26-long-week, multiagency crime sweep, resulting in the arrest of more than 350 people on the Gulf Coast.
The action, dubbed"Operation Triple Beam - Third Coast," targeted documented gang members and violent offenders, and sought to identify targets and collect criminal intelligence, the US Marshals said in a statement on Monday. The operation began April 7 and ended September 30.US Marshals and Scranton police nab 9 sex offenders in 'Operation Dunder Mifflin'Authorities arrested 351 people, including 92 gang members. Charges ranged from capital murder to sex offenses and arson.
Michael O'Connor, US Marshal for the Southern District of Texas, said in the statement."The goal of Operation Triple Beam is to foster safer communities by providing immediate relief from gang-related violence by investigating and arresting fugitive gang members and the criminal organizations responsible for committing violent crimes.