Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
News Release
Public Affairs Division – Washington, DC
For Immediate Release

June 30, 2010
www.atf.gov
FY-10-20
Contact: Public Affairs Division
202) 648-8500

ATF Rounds Up Street Gang Members Nationally

More Than 270 Defendants Arrested for Alleged Acts of Violence

WASHINGTON — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) today announced the culmination of multiple, strategic enforcement operations targeting violent criminals and gang members nationwide. The operations took place in 15 states and involved the arrest and indictment of more than 270 alleged street, prison and motorcycle gang members.

Today, ATF is serving 26 federal arrest warrants in the Miami-Dade and Homestead areas in Florida as part of “Operation Southern Snow.â€