Thread: 68 Arrested, 65 guns, 92 cars, C-4, drugs, in So.Cal.

Dozens arrested in SoCal crime crackdown

By The Associated Press
Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 2:25 p.m.

VENTURA, Calif. — Federal, state and local authorities say they've arrested 68 people and seized dozens of guns and stolen cars in a Ventura County crime crackdown.

More than 200 law enforcement agents served search warrants Thursday at more than 30 locations.

Mike Hoffman of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says the raids capped a 15-month undercover investigation.

The probe initially was aimed at auto thieves but expanded as it went on.

The California Highway Patrol says 92 stolen vehicles were recovered and 65 guns and explosives were purchased by undercover agents, including assault weapons and alleged C-4 explosive.

Also seized were an estimated $100,000 worth of drugs and more than $14,000 in counterfeit money.

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Authorities announce 87 arrests, recovery of 92 stolen cars in county sweep
By Kevin Clerici
April 22, 2010 at 10:12 a.m. , updated April 22, 2010 at 5:58 p.m.

Authorities announced Thursday the arrests of 87 suspects, the recovery of 92 stolen vehicles and the seizure of drugs and counterfeit money after a long undercover investigation of gang members and others in Ventura County.

Photo by Karen Quincy Loberg, Karen Quincy Loberg / Star staff

Annette Starks, supervisory special agent with the ATF, displays a cache of weapons confiscated over the past 15 months in the multi-agency Operation Sudden Impact. The anti-crime project, revealed Thursday at a news conference held at the Ventura County Hall of Justice, yielded explosives, arms, counterfeit money and over $100,00 worth of drugs. v
The names of most suspects were not released Thursday. The alleged crimes were not committed by an organized ring, and none of those arrested were suspected ringleaders, officials said.

Police served dozens of search and arrest warrants at 32 locations around Ventura County early Thursday, capping an investigation launched in January 2009 by the Ventura County Auto Theft Task Force to recover stolen vehicles.

The task force effort quickly expanded into a multi-agency investigation, dubbed “Operation Sudden Impact,â€

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