On May 1st, 2018
VENTURA – In an effort to remove firearms from the possession of those who are prohibited by law from having them, California Department of Justice (DOJ) special agents from Fresno to San Diego, conducted a two-day operation in Ventura County April 23-24, 2018. With the assistance of local law enforcement officers, special agents with DOJ’s […]
On January 19th, 2018
SANTA CRUZ – On January 16-17, 2018, California Department of Justice (DOJ) special agents worked with local law enforcement officers in Santa Cruz County, conducting a firearms recovery operation. Special agents with the DOJ Bureau of Firearms, along with Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s deputies, and Santa Cruz and Wantsonville police, were investigating people prohibited from […]
On January 2nd, 2018
SACRAMENTO— On December 28, 2017, a federal grand jury indicted four suspects from San Francisco and the East Bay Area, charging them with conducting an illegal gambling business throughout Northern California. Indicted were Yaniv Gohar, 34, of Berkeley, Orel Gohar, 27, of San Francisco, Eran Buhbut, 32, of Oakland, and May Levy, 26, of Walnut […]
On December 7th, 2017
STOCKTON – On December 5, 2017, California Department of Justice special agents, along with local law enforcement and CHP officers, arrested 47 people and seized 35 firearms (10 of them were assault rifles), nearly $44,000 in currency, 34 pounds of marijuana, 2 pounds of methamphetamine, and 2 pounds of cocaine as part of a takedown of gang members […]
On November 14th, 2017
RIVERSIDE – A November 9, 2017 California Department of Justice operation targeting the Mexican mafia and drug cartel resulted in the arrest of 47 suspects; the seizure of 36 firearms, including assault weapons; and the seizure of 12 pounds of methamphetamine, three pounds of heroin, 120 pounds of marijuana, 60 pounds of cocaine, and $35,000 in […]
On July 5th, 2017
SAN BERNADINO – On June 30, 2017, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced the results of a huge gang crackdown in San Bernardino County, in which California Department of Justice special agents worked with local and federal law enforcement partners during a four-month-long investigation. The teams of law enforcement officers arrested 86 suspects and seized 43 […]
