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|name = Project Wildfire |
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|image = Project Wildfire Image Made By US Immigration & Customs Enforcement_2015.jpg |
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| Image_Name = [[File:Project_Wildfire_Image_Made_By_US_Immigration_&_Customs_Enforcement_2015.jpg|300px]] |
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| ⚫ | |location = [[California]], [[Florida]], [[Illinois]], [[Michigan]], [[Puerto Rico]], [[Texas]] |
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|date = {{start and end dates|2015|02|23|2015|03|31|mf=y}} |
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| Image_Caption = ''Wildfire'' image produced by ICE. |
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|result = Successful project |
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| Date = February 23, 2015 - 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|format=|date=2015-04-08|author=|publisher=U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)|postscript=|accessdate=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== |
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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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* [[Illegal immigration to the United States]] |
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[[Category:March 2015 events in the United States]] |
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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]
