Kash Patel touts FBI ‘full-throttle mission’ after Operation Spring Cleaning yields 615 indictments/complaints A nationwide FBI operation, ‘Operation Spring Cleaning,’ conducted over three months, resulted in 1,139 arrests, 984 firearm seizures, and 615 criminal indictments. The operation targeted violent offenders and drug traffickers, seizing significant quantities of drugs including cocaine, fentanyl, and methamphetamine. This initiative is part of the Justice Department’s broader efforts to combat illegal immigration and transnational criminal organizations.

• Operation Spring Cleaning, a three-month FBI initiative, resulted in 1,139 arrests and 615 criminal indictments.
• Authorities seized 984 firearms and large quantities of drugs, including 509 kilograms of cocaine and 48 kilograms of fentanyl.
• The operation targeted violent offenders, drug traffickers, armed felons, and fugitives across multiple states.
• FBI Director Kash Patel described the operation as a success in reducing violent crime.
• The initiative is linked to the Justice Department’s ‘Operation Take Back America’ aimed at repelling illegal immigration and eliminating drug cartels.