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FBI's Summer Heat 2.0 Targets Drugs, Guns, Charges 35?.

6/3/2026

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FBI Director Kash Patel launched Operation Summer Heat 2.0, a violent-crime crackdown under President Donald Trump's agenda.
In West Virginia, 35 people were charged after Operation Turf War seized cocaine, crack, firearms, body armor, $285,000 cash and luxury assets.
Last year’s Operation Summer Heat logged 8,629 arrests, 2,281 firearms seizures and identified 557 children.
The FBI will give state and local agencies forensic DNA tools and database access for the operation.

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Story summary

FBI Director Kash Patel launched Operation Summer Heat 2.0, a violent-crime crackdown under President Donald Trump's agenda.
In West Virginia, 35 people were charged after Operation Turf War seized cocaine, crack, firearms, body armor, $285,000 cash and luxury assets.
Last year’s Operation Summer Heat logged 8,629 arrests, 2,281 firearms seizures and identified 557 children.
The FBI will give state and local agencies forensic DNA tools and database access for the operation.