A summer-long FBI push against violent crime in North Texas ended with 186 arrests and 49 children identified or found, the bureau's Dallas field office said Tuesday.
FBI Dallas released the totals for "Summer Heat 2.0," which ran from June 1 to Sept. 20, FOX 4 reported. Agents and partner agencies seized 121 illegal firearms, 1.2 kilograms of fentanyl and 33 kilograms of cocaine over that stretch.
The work also moved cases through the courts. According to the bureau, North Texas law enforcement won 71 convictions and secured 169 indictments against people accused of violent crimes during the operation.
The FBI first ran the Summer Heat campaign in 2025. This year's national version produced 8,927 arrests and recovered 5,013 illegally possessed weapons, the bureau said. Agents across the country seized 27,512 kilograms of cocaine and 687 kilograms of fentanyl, an amount the FBI described as equal to 52 million lethal doses, and located or identified 1,410 child victims.
R. Joseph Rothrock, the special agent in charge in Dallas, credited cooperation among local, state and federal agencies.
"At the core of the FBI's violent crime strategy are the partnerships we maintain with local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies," Rothrock said. "By leveraging these relationships, we made significant progress on reducing violent crime in North Texas."
