"EXCLUSIVE: NEW YORK - The FBI has warned it is getting ready to smash and dismantle the transnational gangs who have helped transform a busy commercial strip in Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's district into a crime-infested hot spot blighted by illegal prostitution, drugs, human trafficking and violence."
"In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Christopher Raia, the FBI's assistant director in charge of the New York office, said he has deployed multiple squads to patrol the troubled two-mile strip along Roosevelt Avenue in Queens and said that agents are aggressively working with the NYPD to "cut off the head of the snake" in terms of the gangs' hierarchy. The area is also represented by Rep. Grace Meng, a progressive Democrat like Ocasio-Cortez."
"Earlier this summer, eight members of the 18th Street gang were arrested in a major FBI-led operation, accused of carrying out several brutal beatings and stabbings to maintain their dominance of the strip. The 18th Street gang began as a street crew in Los Angeles in the 1960s and is made up largely of Hispanic and Latino members."
The FBI is preparing a focused campaign to dismantle transnational gangs that have turned a two-mile commercial strip along Roosevelt Avenue in Queens into a crime hotspot marked by illegal prostitution, drugs, human trafficking, and violence. FBI New York officials have deployed multiple squads to patrol the area and are coordinating with the NYPD to target gang leadership. Residents hold weekly protests against brothels disguised as beauty salons, illegal vendors, and unsanitary conditions. Earlier arrests included eight alleged 18th Street gang members tied to brutal beatings and stabbings; law enforcement describes these arrests as an initial phase of broader operations.
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