California Statewide Law Enforcement Association
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The Association of Special Agents-Department of Justice (ASA-DOJ) is accepting candidate nominations for its Board of Directors. Directors serve for a term of two years. This year, there is currently one vacancy on the Board. Interested candidates must be members of ASA-DOJ in good standing and have been a member of CSLEA for three years. Interested […]
Special agents seized 1,520 firearms through the APPS program, including 39 ghost guns “We are proud of California DOJ special agents who have the dangerous job of contacting people, who by law, should not be in possession of firearms but are, and then seizing those firearms. This is a very big step in keeping […]
“Excellent work by California DOJ special agents, Downey Police officers and the LA County District Attorney’s Office. We are grateful for the law enforcement efforts that are laser-focused on removing fentanyl and those who traffic fentanyl from our communities.” CSLEA President Alan Barcelona LOS ANGELES — On March 11, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta together […]
California Department of Justice Bureau of Investigation Fentanyl Task Force assisted with investigation “The illegal distribution of fentanyl harms lives, families and communities. Kudos to the investigating agents and officers who investigated this Honduran fentanyl drug trafficking ring, and who are assisting with the prosecution.” – CSLEA President Alan Barcelona SACRAMENTO— On January 24, 2025, […]
Special agents actively in the field investigating leads in the impacted areas “We appreciate the DOJ special agents who are in the Los Angeles area to investigate those who might be taking financial advantage of fire victims during this time of death and devastation. Many members of our CSLEA Bargaining Unit 7 are currently working […]
“This type of operation works to remove violent criminals from our communities which contributes to safety in our homes and neighborhoods. Seventy-seven suspects taken into custody and 32 firearms seized is a major boost for public safety.” CSLEA President Alan Barcelona FRESNO – On November 14, 2024, California Attorney General Bonta announced the results of Operation […]
SACRAMENTO – On October 22 and 24, 2024, representatives from the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) and the Association of Special Agents-Department of Justice (ASA-DOJ) conducted new employee orientations at the California Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse (DMFEA) San Diego regional office and at DOJ’s Advanced Training Center in […]
FRESNO— On October 7, 2024, Joseph Marcus Silva, 28, of Porterville, pleaded guilty to possessing an unregistered silencer and manufacturing three destructive devices. According to court documents, Silva manufactured three destructive devices, all of which were designed to expel a projectile by the action of an explosive and were designed for use as a weapon. Silva […]
73 illegally possessed pistols, rifles and shotguns, over 25,000 rounds of ammunition and narcotics found in home “This type of investigation by dedicated law enforcement officers works to protect all of us from harm. We are grateful that no one was hurt and that illegally possessed firearms were removed from someone prohibited by law from […]
The Association of Special Agents-DOJ (ASA-DOJ) is accepting applications for scholarships that will be awarded to qualified members, or their family members, seeking advancement or support in education. (Please see application for details.) The 2024 ASA-DOJ Scholarship Program is awarding four (4) $500.00 scholarships.If you would like to submit an application, please fill it […]
California DOJ assisted in serving search warrants “This kind of investigation in which four people were arrested, 11 firearms seized along with ammunition, illegal drugs and large amounts of cash, works to protect our communities, and we thank the brave law enforcement officers and agents who served the warrants and arrested the suspects.” CSLEA President […]
“An operation like this can only help to make a community safer. Arresting homicide and attempted homicide suspects, seizing drugs and firearms, this all goes a long way in protecting all of us. We extend our appreciation to California DOJ special agents and their federal, state and local law enforcement partners who work daily to […]
“Law enforcement teams cannot rest in the work they do to protect our children from sexual predators and human traffickers. We are appreciative of the California Department of Justice and their local law enforcement partners for conducting these types of operations.” – CSLEA President Alan Barcelona SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY– On May 21, 2024, the […]
California Department of Justice’s High Impact Investigation Team assisted in operation “When local, state and federal law enforcement officers team up to conduct operations such as this, the result is the removal of dangerous suspects and their weapons from our neighborhoods. These law enforcement officers put the public’s safety before their own in serving search […]
“We are incredibly relieved that no one was injured or killed when this man fired upon special agents. The special agents in the California DOJ Bureau of Firearms have a particularly dangerous job when investigating the possession of firearms by those legally prohibited from having them.” -CSLEA President Alan Barcelona COSTA MESA– On April 26, […]
SACRAMENTO – On April 4, 2024, representatives from the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) and the Association of Special Agents-Department of Justice (ASA-DOJ) conducted a new employee orientation at DOJ’s Advanced Training Center in Sacramento. The orientation gives union representatives the opportunity to introduce themselves and discuss the benefits and services associated with union […]
In 2023 special agents seized 1,443 firearms and contacted more than 25,000 people through the APPS program “California DOJ special agents in the Bureau of Firearms have the dangerous job of investigating the illegal possession of firearms by people who have failed to relinquish their weapons after, by law, they became barred from having them. […]
“This should send a clear, strong message to those who are recycling through fraudulent means. We are appreciative of the law enforcement work that goes into protecting a California fund that consumers pay into every time they purchase CRV-eligible bottles and cans in the state.” – CSLEA President Alan Barcelona SACRAMENTO – On March 6, 2024, California […]
Drugs, Weapons, Ammunition Seized, Two Arrested TULARE COUNTY – On February 29, 2024, the Tulare County Agencies Regional Gun Violence Enforcement Team (TARGET Task Force), with the assistance from California Department of Justice special agents, served two search warrants at a residence in the 700 block of North Elmwood Avenue in Lindsay and at an […]
“Thank you to California DOJ special agents and their local law enforcement partners who investigated this case and removed this large cache of firearms from an individual who is suspected of being prohibited from being in possession of them. Their jobs put them in harms way and we are thankful no one was harmed during […]
