CA Largest FBI Raid Ever As Mexican Mafia Empire Falls

Operation Gangsta’s Paradise in Orange County and Operation Hands Down in Fresno.

Before dawn on April 23rd, 2026, the FBI hit 30 locations across Southern California. Five weeks later, more than 500 officers swept the Central Valley. By the end, more than 110 people were in custody — and federal prosecutors say the whole thing was being directed by men who were already locked up.