BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A multi-agency initiative to reduce violent crime in the Baton Rouge area has led to over a hundred arrests and the seizure of hundreds of dangerous drugs.

The Louisiana governor’s office and the U.S. Department of Justice released details about Operation Violent Crime Takeover in Baton Rouge during a news conference on Wednesday, Aug. 20.

“This operation resulted in a reduction of violent gang activity and included over 106 arrests, seizure of over 100 firearms, 32 machine gun conversion devices, almost a quarter of a million dollars in cash seized, 693 grams of fentanyl seized, over 6,200 ounces of marijuana, 41 ounces of synthetic mojo seized, over 3,900 grams of cocaine seized, heroin, and methamphetamine,” said Gov. Jeff Landry.

Federal and state officials

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