Federal task force established to fight transnational crime in KC region
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Homeland Security Investigations announced that a new task force in the Kansas City area will be working to identify and prosecute criminals.
The FBI and HSI say the new Kansas City Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) region will encompass Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri, with locations in Kansas City, Wichita, Des Moines and Omaha.
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The purpose of the task force, according to the FBI and HSI release, is to end the presence of criminal cartels, foreign gangs and transnational organized crime throughout the region. More specifically, the HSTF will focus on drugs, human and weapon trafficking, money laundering, alien smuggling, homicide, extortion, kidnapping, and more.
The HSTF will use both federal agents, as well as law enforcement agencies, intelligence analysts and professional staff.
'This new HSTF model puts all agencies in the same room with one focus: crushing the presence of criminal organizations in our communities,' said FBI Kansas City Special Agent in Charge Stephen Cyrus.
'Through interagency collaboration and surging resources to this task force, the FBI and HSI are making clear it's priority: protect the homeland and ensure the safety and security of our community from violent criminals.'
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The regional HSTF was established to the US Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security by President Trump's Executive Order 14159. To read that order, click here.
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