FBI officials and partners have carried out what they call a “violent gang takedown” in Columbus, Georgia, as part of Operation Sweet Silence, which has resulted in the seizure of more than $20 million worth of meth, marijuana, cocaine, and fentanyl, according to the agency.
Around 119 firearms have been removed from the streets, with the gang members getting convicted, according to an April 20 post on X by FBI Atlanta. “The streets of Columbus are safer today!” the agency said.
Operation Sweet Silence was carried out by federal and local law enforcement between August 2022 and May 2024 in and around Columbus, investigating the illegal activities of the Zohannon criminal street gang, which engaged in armed drug trafficking, according to an April 16 statement from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)….