Increased crime-fighting strategies were enacted on the streets of various cities, including Yucca Valley, San Bernardino, and Victorville, from September 23 to 29, as part of Operation Consequences. This initiative, led by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department – Gangs/Narcotics Division, was designed to suppress crime in cooperation with multiple other law enforcement agencies.
The operation, lasting six days, encompassed the execution of 21 search warrants leading to the confiscation of illegal narcotics and a dozen firearms, among them six untraceable ghost guns. The operation yielded 15 felony arrests, underscoring the determination of county authorities to maintain public safety.
San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, authorized supplemental budgets aided this operation. This move allowed the Sheriff's Department to react effectively to escalating security threats that jeopardized the peaceful living of the county's residents.
Operation Consequences, stretched across several months, is tasked to reduce violent crimes, dismantling criminal street gangs, and catching individuals associated with illegal possession, creation, and distribution of firearms. This collective effort involves the resources of entities such as the Sheriff's Gangs/Narcotics Division, the Specialized Enforcement Division, and Patrol Stations, along with the California Highway Patrol, San Bernardino County Probation, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and the Department of Homeland Security Investigations.
Ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers that can be assembled from kits or 3D printers, are seeing a rise in prevalence. They pose a unique challenge to law enforcement as they are practically untraceable, making them highly preferred by criminals.
California has implemented measures to curb the distribution of these undetectable firearms. A recent mandate instructed mandatory background checks for individuals purchasing certain gun parts to ensure stricter control over ghost guns.
