Authored by Naveen Athrappully via The Epoch Times,
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has located 1,410 children and arrested 8,927 individuals in around three and a half months under Operation Summer Heat 2.0.
FBI Director Kash Patel speaks at the Nassau County Police Academy David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence in Garden City, N.Y., on Aug. 14, 2026. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch TimesCompared to Operation Summer Heat 1.0, which concluded in 2025, arrests are up 3 percent and the number of children located is higher by 34 percent, according to a Sept. 30 post on X by FBI Director Kash Patel. A total of 5,013 weapons have been seized in the current operation, a 120 percent jump from last time.
Operation Summer Heat 2.0 - active between June 1 and Sept. 20 - included the seizure of more than 59,525 pounds of cocaine and more than 1,499 pounds of fentanyl. Six most-wanted fraudsters were caught during this period, while six alleged cybercriminals were extradited.
In an Aug. 29 post on Facebook, FBI Omaha said that under Operation Summer Heat 2.0, they worked with various state, local, tribal, and federal partners in Nebraska and Iowa, resulting in the arrest of around 95 individuals and the seizure of 119 weapons.
The FBI said in a Sept. 14 statement that the operation led to the arrests of 662 individuals across the state of Louisiana, with 315 firearms seized.
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