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Operation Targets Tulsa Gangs

Tulsa Police Captain Jonathan Brooks discusses TPD's participation in the raids.
KWGS
Tulsa Police Captain Jonathan Brooks discusses TPD's participation in the raids.

By KWGS News

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Tulsa, OK – It is called "Operation Triple Beam". The U-S Marshal Service's Chad Hunt calls it an anti-gang initiative by local, state and federal law enforcers.

The multi-jurisdictional anti-gang operation led to scores of drug and narcotics arrests in Tulsa. Tulsa Police Gangs Task Force Supervisor Sean Larkin says 163-people were arrested. 46-illegal weapons were taken off the streets. Additional joint operations are planned.