▁ever ▁I CE - led ▁gang ▁enfor cement ▁operation ▁target ing ▁gang s ▁with ▁t ies ▁to ▁drug ▁tra ff ick ing ▁organizations . ▁Through ▁gang ▁enfor cement ▁operations ▁like ▁Project ▁Southern ▁Temp est ▁and ▁Project ▁Big ▁Free ze ▁last ▁year , ▁I CE ▁will ▁continue ▁to ▁dis rupt ▁and ▁dis m ant le ▁these ▁trans n ational ▁gang s ▁and ▁rid ▁our ▁streets ▁not ▁only ▁of ▁drug ▁deal ers , ▁but ▁the ▁violence ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁drug ▁trade ." ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁ 6 7 8 ▁arrested ▁gang ▁members , ▁ 1 6 4 ▁individuals ▁were ▁arrested ▁for ▁federal ▁and / or ▁state ▁criminal ▁viol ations , ▁or ▁administrative ▁imm igration ▁viol ations . ▁Of ▁the ▁ 1 6 4 , ▁ 1 1 7 ▁were ▁charged ▁with ▁criminal ▁off enses , ▁ 4 6 ▁had ▁violent ▁criminal ▁histor ies , ▁ 4 7 ▁were ▁administrative ▁arr ests ▁and ▁ 7 8 ▁were ▁foreign ▁national s . ▁E ight y - six ▁fire ar ms , ▁eight ▁pounds ▁of ▁m eth am ph et am ine , ▁thirty ▁pounds ▁of ▁mar iju ana , ▁one ▁p ound ▁of ▁c oca ine , ▁over ▁$ 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁two ▁vehicles ▁were ▁also ▁seized . ▁ ▁Ar rest s ▁Those ▁arrested ▁came ▁from ▁ 2 4 ▁countries ▁in ▁South ▁and ▁Central ▁America , ▁Asia , ▁Africa ▁and ▁the ▁Car ib bean . ▁Of ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁arrested , ▁ 7 7 6 ▁were ▁males ▁and ▁ 7