The Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation have launched a sweeping undercover initiative known as Operation Summer Heat, designed to quash violent crime in major American cities. Over a three-month span, agents, analysts, and local law enforcement teams joined forces to hunt down gang members, drug traffickers, fugitives, and other dangerous criminals in a “surge” operation across the country.
FBI Director Kash Patel shared statistics on the operation’s success in its first three months, including:
- 8700 arrests of violent criminals
- 2200 firearms seized
- 421 kilograms of fentanyl seized
- 4500 kilograms of cocaine seized
- 2100 indictments
“Mr. President, that in and of itself would be historic for a four-year presidency, you did that in seven months because you let good cops be cops, and you partnered us with the right people in the DOJ to put the handcuffs on and bring them to court and put them in prison,” Patel stated.
He went on to add, “Mr. President, in seven months, you have 28,600 arrests of violent criminals… Because of your leadership and the dedication of men and women at the FBI who want to go out there and do the job they were prevented from doing because that department used to be weaponized and politicized. This is what happens when you take out the fangs of weaponization. This number is historic by every metric.”
Federal officials say the goal was not only mass arrests but disruption: executing federal warrants on fugitives, disrupting gang networks, and resolving violent crime cases in coordination with state and local authorities. DOJ and FBI leadership portray the initiative as proof that federal agencies can supplement, but not supplant, local policing in restoring safety in high‑crime zones.
Trump, Patel, and Bondi confirmed that these numbers are only the beginning. The operation will continue to join forces with local law enforcement in cities across America.
The next cities on the list for Operation Summer Heat remain confidential, as their confidentiality is directly correlated to their success.
