FBI Announces 305 Arrests and Recovery of 24 Missing Children in Operation New Dawn
The FBI announced Friday that a sweeping, multi-agency law enforcement operation in the Chicago area resulted in 305 arrests and the recovery of 24 missing children during a 60-day crackdown targeting violent crime, drug trafficking and child exploitation.
Dubbed Operation New Dawn, the initiative brought together 11 federal agencies under the leadership of the FBI and the Department of Justice as part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to combat violent crime in major American cities.
“Operation New Dawn represents a massive, whole-of-government approach under President Trump’s leadership to cracking down on violent crimes and crimes against children in great American cities,” FBI Director Kash Patel said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
Patel said the operation led to the arrest of suspects facing allegations including robbery, kidnapping, drug trafficking, child exploitation, firearms offenses, firearms trafficking and immigration violations.
The operation also resulted in the recovery of 24 children, many of whom had been reported missing or kidnapped, according to officials.
Participating agencies included the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Homeland Security Investigations and several other federal law enforcement partners.
Dubbed Operation New Dawn, the initiative brought together 11 federal agencies under the leadership of the FBI and the Department of Justice as part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to combat violent crime in major American cities.
“Operation New Dawn represents a massive, whole-of-government approach under President Trump’s leadership to cracking down on violent crimes and crimes against children in great American cities,” FBI Director Kash Patel said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
Patel said the operation led to the arrest of suspects facing allegations including robbery, kidnapping, drug trafficking, child exploitation, firearms offenses, firearms trafficking and immigration violations.
The operation also resulted in the recovery of 24 children, many of whom had been reported missing or kidnapped, according to officials.
Participating agencies included the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Homeland Security Investigations and several other federal law enforcement partners.
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