(HOUSTON, TX) – As part of the FBI’s national Operation Summer Heat targeting violent crime, FBI Houston arrested 64 individuals, seized more than $600,000 of illicit proceeds, and recovered 65 weapons along with 339 machine gun conversion devices. As part of the operation, FBI Houston agents and police partners also seized more than 85 kilograms of cocaine, 17 kilograms of methamphetamine, and 28 kilograms of fentanyl.

Between June 24 and Sept. 20, FBI field offices nationwide participated in the multi-pronged offensive to crush violent crime. The FBI surged resources along with state and local partners, executing federal warrants on violent criminals and fugitives, dismantling violent gangs, and resolving violent crime cases. Key highlights from FBI Houston’s three-month operation inclu

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