ATF Announces 38 Arrests In Operation Summer Heat

YAKIMA, Wash., July 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Special Agent in Charge Kelvin N.
Crenshaw and the Yakima Police Department announced the arrests 38 individuals
in Operation Summer Heat. The individuals targeted were violent offenders and
gang members along with their associates.

The individuals were arrested on both federal and state charges involving
firearm and narcotics violations during a three-day enforcement action with
the Yakima Police Department's gang unit earlier this month.

"One of our top priorities is removing crime guns from our streets," said
Crenshaw. "Our goal is to have the largest impact on neighborhood safety, not
only for the present generation, but for future generations as well."

In addition to those arrested, numerous firearms and various amounts of
narcotics were seized. Also participating in the enforcement operation were
the Department of Corrections, the U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement Agency, the Drug Enforcement Administration, Toppenish
Police Departments, the Yakima Police Department Pro-Act Unit, the City County
Narcotics Unit and the Yakima Tribal Police Department.

The public is reminded that all persons arrested are only alleged to have
committed a crime. A defendant is presumed innocent of the charges and it is
the government's burden to prove a defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt
in a court of law.

More information on ATF and its programs can be found at www.atf.gov.

Contact: SA Jessie Summers, RAC
(509) 577-1401

SOURCE Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

SA Jessie Summers, RAC, of Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives, +1-509-577-1401