Project Southern Tempest

Project Southern Tempest
ICE making an arrest in Salt Lake City
DateDecember 2010 – February 2011
OutcomeSuccessful project, 678 gang members and associates arrested

Project Southern Tempest was a major U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation conducted between December 2010 and February 2011 targeting transnational street gang members with ties to drug cartels in Mexico, as part of the ongoing law enforcement initiative known as Operation Community Shield.

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