51 Arrested, 29 Firearms Seized in Raids on San Bernardino County’s Desert Gangs

Published on May 21, 2024

Authorities have arrested 51 people and seized 29 firearms as part of a weeklong operation from May 11 to May 17, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement. The felony arrests and firearms seizure, which included six ghost guns, occurred after 20 search warrants were served targeting gang members and other individuals not allowed to own guns, authorities said. The warrants were served in San Bernardino, Adelanto, Hesperia, Victorville, and Apple Valley as part of Operation Consequences, an ongoing crime suppression effort by the sheriff’s department, according to the statement. The operation targets gangs and aims to “arrest criminals who are illegally possessing, manufacturing and trafficking firearms,” according to the statement....

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