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|name = Project Wildfire |
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| ⚫ | |location = [[California]], [[Florida]], [[Illinois]], [[Michigan]], [[Puerto Rico]], [[Texas]] |
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| Image_Caption = ''Wildfire'' image produced by ICE. |
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|date = {{start and end dates|2015|02|23|2015|03|31|mf=y}} |
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|result = Successful project |
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| Date = February 23-March 31, 2015 |
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| Result = Successful project |
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{{Campaignbox Operation Community Shield}} |
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{{Campaignbox Mexican Drug War}} |
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'''Project |
'''Project Wildfire''' was a nationwide, multi-agency investigation of various transnational criminal gangs in 2015 that resulted in the arrests of 976 individuals, representing 239 different organizations, in 282 cities in the United States mainland and [[Puerto Rico]]. Eighty-two firearms, 5.2 kilograms of methamphetamine, 7.8 kilograms of marijuana, 5.6 kilograms of cocaine, 1.5 kilograms of heroin, US$379,399, counterfeit merchandise with a suggested retail price of US$547,534 and five vehicles were also seized.<ref name="ice.gov">{{Cite web|title=ICE arrests 976 gang members and associates during 'Project Wildfire' surge|url=https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-arrests-976-gang-members-and-associates-during-project-wildfire-surge|date=2015-04-08|publisher=U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)|access-date=2016-03-31}}</ref> |
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As part of the ongoing [[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement]] (ICE) effort known as [[Operation Community Shield ( |
As part of the ongoing [[U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement]] (ICE) effort known as [[Operation Community Shield (2005–present)|Operation Community Shield]], Project Wildfire began on February 23, 2015, and concluded on March 31, with most arrests involving members and those affiliated with the [[Crips]], [[Bloods]], and [[Sureños]] along with a few Puerto Rican gangs and several prison-based gangs. Arrests were made all around the country, with the greatest activity taking place in [[Texas]], [[Detroit]], [[Los Angeles County]], [[Florida]] and [[San Juan, Puerto Rico]].<ref name="ice.gov"/> |
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==Arrests== |
==Arrests== |
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* In [[Lubbock, Texas]], HSI special agents and task force officers arrested 122 known or suspected gang members and associates from the Bloods, Crips, Rolling 60s, [[Mexican Mafia]], Sureños, West Texas, Raza Unida, [[Aryan Brotherhood]], [[White Aryan Resistance]], West Side, [[Gangster Disciples]], [[Peckerwood]], [[Texas Syndicate]] and West Texas Tango. |
* In [[Lubbock, Texas]], HSI special agents and task force officers arrested 122 known or suspected gang members and associates from the Bloods, Crips, Rolling 60s, [[Mexican Mafia]], Sureños, West Texas, Raza Unida, [[Aryan Brotherhood]], [[White Aryan Resistance]], West Side, [[Gangster Disciples]], [[Peckerwood]], [[Texas Syndicate]] and West Texas Tango. |
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* In the Detroit area, (HSI) special agents and task force officers arrested 89 gang members and associates with ties to gangs such as the Latin Counts, [[Folk Nation]], Sureños and Atherton Terrace. |
* In the Detroit area, (HSI) special agents and task force officers arrested 89 gang members and associates with ties to gangs such as the Latin Counts, [[Folk Nation]], Sureños and Atherton Terrace. |
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| ⚫ | * In Puerto Rico and central Florida, 46 members of the Zorrilla criminal organization were arrested for various charges of manufacturing and distributing narcotics, money laundering and other related criminal activity. |
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* In Puerto Rico and central Florida, 46 members of the |
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* In the Chicago area, HSI special agents arrested 30 gang members and affiliates with ties to the Sureños 13, Latin Kings, [[La Raza]], [[Conservative Vice Lords]], Gangster Disciples, [[4 Corner Hustlers]], [[Maniac Latin Disciples]] and the [[Vice Lords]]. |
* In the Chicago area, HSI special agents arrested 30 gang members and affiliates with ties to the Sureños 13, Latin Kings, [[La Raza]], [[Conservative Vice Lords]], Gangster Disciples, [[4 Corner Hustlers]], [[Maniac Latin Disciples]] and the [[Vice Lords]]. |
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| ⚫ | * In California's Imperial Valley, HSI special agents arrested 28 individuals, including 10 documented gang members of the Brole, North Side Centro, West Side Centro, South Side Centro and Pilgrim street gangs. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Illegal immigration to the United States]] |
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* [[Mexican Drug War]] |
* [[Mexican Drug War]] |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Aryan Brotherhood]] |
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[[Category:Bloods]] |
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[[Category:Crips]] |
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[[Category:February 2015 events in the United States]] |
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[[Category:Folk Nation]] |
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[[Category:Battles of the Mexican drug war]] |
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[[Category:Mexican Mafia]] |
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[[Category:Operations against organized crime in the United States]] |
[[Category:Operations against organized crime in the United States]] |
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[[Category:Sureños]] |
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| Date | February 23 – March 31, 2015 (2015-02-23 – 2015-03-31) |
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| Location | California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Puerto Rico, Texas |
| Outcome | Successful project |
Project Wildfire was a nationwide, multi-agency investigation of various transnational criminal gangs in 2015 that resulted in the arrests of 976 individuals, representing 239 different organizations, in 282 cities in the United States mainland and Puerto Rico. Eighty-two firearms, 5.2 kilograms of methamphetamine, 7.8 kilograms of marijuana, 5.6 kilograms of cocaine, 1.5 kilograms of heroin, US$379,399, counterfeit merchandise with a suggested retail price of US$547,534 and five vehicles were also seized.[1]
As part of the ongoing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) effort known as Operation Community Shield, Project Wildfire began on February 23, 2015, and concluded on March 31, with most arrests involving members and those affiliated with the Crips, Bloods, and Sureños along with a few Puerto Rican gangs and several prison-based gangs. Arrests were made all around the country, with the greatest activity taking place in Texas, Detroit, Los Angeles County, Florida and San Juan, Puerto Rico.[1]
The following number of arrests, made by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and other participating agencies, were released by ICE:[1]
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