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DOJ touts 435 arrests as St. Louis surge operation ends

Federal agents surged into St. Louis for months, and the operation also seized eighty kilos of drugs and one hundred sixty-six illegal firearms; results were announced as it closed.

On air: Vera Bullock and Kenji Moonfield on The Midday Show
Published 12:34 PM ET, Thursday, October 15, 2026

Photo: St. Louis — Photo: Sam valadi · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · altered by BBN

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First reported by Fox News: “DOJ touts hundreds of gun, drug arrests as St Louis surge operation ends: 'Violence is not inevitable'”.
Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 12:34 PM ET on The Midday Show, by Vera Bullock and Kenji Moonfield.
Topics: DOJ.

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Fox NewsDOJ touts hundreds of gun, drug arrests as St Louis surge operation ends: 'Violence is not inevitable'

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Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOperation Show Me Justice wrapped up in St. Louis today, and the Justice Department says federal agents made four hundred thirty-five arrests over those months.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThey also took in eighty kilos of drugs and one hundred sixty-six illegal firearms, and the department's line is that violence is not inevitable.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOne hundred sixty-six guns is a lot of guns off one city's streets, and residents will be watching to see whether the quiet lasts after the agents go home.