FBI targets gangs on Roosevelt Avenue in Queens
FBI New York Assistant Director Christopher Raia said the bureau has deployed multiple squads, working with the NYPD, to dismantle transnational gangs tied to drug trafficking, prostitution and human trafficking along Roosevelt Avenue in Queens, part of a wider enforcement push promoted by FBI Director Kash Patel. The article cites a major FBI‑led operation earlier this summer that resulted in the arrest of eight alleged 18th Street gang members and quotes Raia vowing continued action to "cut off the head of the snake."
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- FBI Assistant Director Christopher Raia named Roosevelt Avenue in Queens as a bureau priority and said multiple squads have been deployed there.
- Earlier this summer (June), an FBI‑led operation arrested eight alleged members of the 18th Street gang tied to beatings and stabbings on the strip.
- Raia provided direct quotes promising sustained enforcement and tied the mission to Director Kash Patel’s broader strategy to crush violent crime in major cities.