NEWARK, NJ – In a sweeping crackdown that swept through New Jersey’s most violent neighborhoods, the U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested 264 fugitives during a month-long operation targeting gang members, sex offenders, and homicide suspects. Dubbed Operation Apex Hammer, the initiative launched in early June and zeroed in on Camden, Newark, and surrounding areas, resulting in one of the largest fugitive roundups in the region this year.

The operation focused on high-threat individuals wanted for violent crimes including homicide, armed robbery, weapons trafficking, sexual assault, and the exploitation of children. More than 95 known gang members and 17 murder suspects were taken into custody as part of the operation, with 14 illegal firearms seized and

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