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98 arrested, three missing children found in month-long ‘Operation Double Impact’

CHARLESTON, W. Va. (WOWK) — A 30-day operation resulted in 98 arrests, including five gang members and three people accused of murder as well as the recovery of three missing children from California, according to U.S. Marshals.

The U.S. Marshals Service Cops United Felony Fugitive Enforcement Division (CUFFED) Task Force led the operation, called “Operation Double Impact,” with assistance from 17 law enforcement agencies throughout West Virginia as well as one agency from Ohio.


U.S. Marshals Service Southern District of West Virginia officers say the goal of “Operation Double Impact,” which concluded in September, was to reduce violent gang crime.

In addition to the 98 arrests, law enforcement officers seized 74 firearms, 152 kilograms — or about 335 pounds — of narcotics, including marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin, and more than $180,000 in currency.

This operation conducted by the U.S. Marshals’ task force was a great success. 98 arrests. Lots of drugs.  Lots of illegal firearms. We are tough on violent criminals and we need to get tougher.

UNITED STATES ATTORNEY MIKE STUART

During a press conference with U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart, U.S. Marshals identified four of the people arrested in the operation:

The U.S. Marshals Service is committed to working with federal, state and local law enforcement partners to combat violent crime throughout the Southern District of West Virginia and the United States.

MICHAEL BAYLOUS, U.S. MARSHAL FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA