President Donald Trump’s administration has joined forces with local law enforcement to crack down on crime in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., has been a drug and crime den for decades.
Anyone who has taken a trip to the nation’s capital can attest to the vast difference between the Capitol Hill area and the rest of D.C., which has turned into a garbage pit.
According to the New York Post, Trump isn’t messing around when he says he’s going to clean up the city and tackle the exploding levels of crime.
That was evidenced this weekend with a number of arrests and seizures.
More than a half-dozen people were arrested this weekend in Washington, D.C. by Park Police officers who worked in tandem with agents from the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF).
The police officers and agents collaborated to conduct a successful contraband sweep.
Park Police Fraternal Order of Police chairman Kenneth Spencer told the Post in an exclusive interview that at least eight perps were arrested as part of the joint agency raids.
All kinds of contraband were seized during the D.C. raids, including drugs, fake drugs, and cash, along with weapons.
The Post noted:
“At least 30 ‘fraudulent oxycodone pills’ — which appeared to be fentanyl — were also seized, along with 210 grams of crack cocaine, 600 grams of marijuana, 64 grams of hashish oil and cash with a total value of $3,600, Spencer added.”
Spencer told the outlet that the arrests and seizures were part of a White House directive from the president to crack down on crime and illegal goods on the streets of the nation’s capital.
“It was a multi-agency effort that we are leading from the White House directive,” Spencer said.
“It’s going to have a huge impact on crime in the city,” he also said.
Spencer noted that it’s one of the largest task forces he’s seen in 15 years on the job.
“We’ve been directed to do this until further instruction,” he added.
The United States Park Police issued an official statement and published pictures of the seizures on its X account.
The statement reads:
“Overnight, USPP officers and our federal partners collaborated to enforce EO 14252, Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful.
“Our teams made arrests for possession of two stolen firearms and illegal drugs, removing these dangerous items from the community.”
Overnight, USPP officers and our federal partners collaborated to enforce EO 14252, Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful. Our teams made arrests for possession of two stolen firearms and illegal drugs removing these dangerous items from the community. pic.twitter.com/YpkoXu70nM
— USPPNEWS (@usparkpolicepio) August 8, 2025
“Thank you!” one X user wrote.
Another X user wrote:
“It’s going to take a lot more than that.”
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