Unusual pet seized during operation targeting gang members in Texas

A multi-agency cognition successful Dallas resulted successful the apprehension of 8 alleged pack members successful possession of guns, drugs, wealth and a reptilian accomplice. 

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) led the probe resulting successful the execution of "Operation Blue Laces" successful South Dallas connected Monday.

Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad Meacham said the cognition resulted successful the apprehension of 8 members of the 42 Oakland Crips thoroughfare gang.

During the operation, agents reportedly seized 14 firearms, implicit a kilogram of methamphetamine pills, oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, alprazolam, marijuana, hash and implicit $47,000 successful cash. Investigators besides seized six vehicles, aggregate pieces of Crips-themed jewelry and a caiman alligator.

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An ATF-led probe into pack enactment successful South Dallas resulted successful 8 alleged pack members getting arrested and an alligator being seized. (U.S. Attorney's Office)

With the assistance of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the gator was taken to the Dallas Zoo.

Those arrested included Kendrick Jamal Young, Christopher Jamiel Love, Alex Jerome Bowman, Victor Scott Wingham, Joshua Jimond Wheatley, Travion Williams, Jihadd Thies Gorree Thomas and Jamarian Augustus Hewitt.

Young, Love, Bowman, Wingham and Wheatley were each charged with conspiracy to person with intent to administer controlled substances, portion Young, Love and Hewitt were besides charged with felon successful possession of a firearm and possession of a firearm successful furtherance of a cause trafficking crime.

Hewitt besides faces crimes of possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and utilizing a cellphone to facilitate a cause felony.

Additionally, Williams and Thomas were charged with carjacking and brandishing a firearm during a transgression of violence.

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Investigators seized 14 guns during an cognition targeting alleged pack members successful the South Dallas area. (U.S. Attorney's Office)

During a detention proceeding connected Friday, prosecutors accused the defendants of dealing drugs regular astatine an country known arsenic the "Dead End."

The prosecutors besides presented grounds suggesting that respective members of the cognition utilized substance messages to pass each different astir raids by instrumentality enforcement officials, and aft the raids, they sent "young people" to look for missing drugs. Prosecutors besides assertion the suspects went backmost to dealing drugs astatine the decision of the raid.

According to Meacham’s office, galore of the suspects person extended transgression histories that see crimes related to drugs and guns.

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Investigators seized Crips-themed jewelry portion executing an cognition targeting pack enactment successful the South Dallas area. (U.S. Attorney's Office)

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"Operation Blue Laces" was executed by the ATF, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Dallas Field Division, the Dallas Police Department, Homeland Security Investigation, U.S. Marshals Service, IRS Criminal Investigative Division, Texas Department of Public Safety, the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office and the Texas Game Wardens.