Source: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement
BATON ROUGE, La. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in collaboration with local, state and federal partners and the Violent Gun Reduction and Interdiction Program, arrested 15 gang members and seized 16 firearms and $44,000 in cash as part of the efforts to make local communities safer.
“Our communities are safer today because of Homeland Security Investigations and law enforcement partners working together to stop crime on our streets,” said ICE HSI New Orleans Special Agent in Charge Eric DeLaune.
The VGRIP is a multiagency, multijurisdictional approach to target violent gangs in East Baton Rouge Parish through the use of targeted enforcement operations focused on violent gangs and neighborhoods.
Partnering agencies in the program include the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Drug Enforcement Agency, East Baton Rough Parish Sheriff’s Office, Baton Rouge Police Department, Louisiana State Police, Louisiana Probation and Parole, Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations, Louisiana National Guard Air Support and the East Baton Rouge District Attorney’s Office.
The VGRIP will be working the entire summer of 2025 in the Baton Rouge Capitol Area, working to make local communities safer.
Members of the public with information about related crimes are encouraged to contact the ICE Tip Line at 866-DHS-2-ICE (866-347-2423) or submit information online via the ICE Tip Form.
For more information about ICE HSI New Orleans and its efforts to enhance public safety in Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas, follow us on X at @HSINewOrleans.