FBI & the LAPD Announce Multiple Arrests Stemming from Multi-Agency Operation NA23059lr 

WHAT:
FBI Lead –News Conference

WHEN:
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
11:00 a.m.

WHERE:
Harbor Community Police Station
2175 John S. Gibson Boulevard
San Pedro, CA 90731

WHO:
United States Attorney’s Office
Federal Bureau of Investigation
California Department of Corrections
LAPD Deputy Chief Gerald A. Woodyard, Commanding Officer, South Bureau
LAPD Captain Brent McGuyre, Commanding Officer, Harbor Area
LAPD Captain David Hwang, Commanding Officer, Harbor Patrol

WHY:
In October of 2022, Gang investigators from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Harbor Division began a joint investigation with the FBI Targeting the Westside Wilmas criminal gang.  The target of the investigation was the sale of illegal firearms and narcotics throughout the Harbor area.  The investigation expanded beyond the Westside Wilmas and into the upper echelons of the Mexican Mafia.  Today, the FBI served multiple search warrants throughout the south bay and as far away as Bakersfield.  Multiple suspects were taken into custody in addition to many firearms, including ghost guns and assault weapons, as well as many pounds of illegal narcotics, including fentanyl.

CONTACT:
For inquiries, please contact FBI L.A. Press Office at (310) 996-3343.