Task force arrests 25 fugitives on Hawaii island
Twenty-five fugitives were arrested for various offenses in a multi-law enforcement agency operation on Kona, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.
The Marshals Service, Hawaii Police Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives conducted a four-day operation targeting fugitives with outstanding state felony arrest warrants.
The operation that started Monday focused on targeting fugitives of violent crimes that include homicide, assault, robbery firearms, explosives, sex offenses, narcotics and gang and organized crime affiliations.
In addition to the multiple arrests, law enforcement agencies seized 3.94 pounds of processed and packaged marijuana, 18 marijuana plants and various amounts of acetaminophen with hydrocodone and hashish with supplies for narcotics distribution from a residence where a fugitive was located and arrested on a firearms and a narcotics warrant.
All seized narcotics were turned over to the Hawaii Police Department for further investigation and prosecution of new charges.