JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WFLA) — A multi-agency activity pressure, “Operation Fish & Chips,” led to the shutdown of unlawful Jacksonville companies the place two deaths occurred, based on the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Workplace.
In a Fb publish, JSO praised the officers concerned with the duty pressure and the state and federal companions liable for upholding justice.
Officers labored from March of 2023 to Dec. of this yr to establish companies taking part in unlawful gaming actions and the people working them.
Over the course of “Operation Fish & Chips,” the sheriff mentioned that two individuals had been killed at companies in Duval County, plus eight robberies and 26 aggravated assaults occurred at these similar places.
“Shutting these places down removes one accelerant that fuels violence in our group,” a JSO acknowledged in a publish on Fb.