VIDEO: Nearly 14 Members of Sauce Walka’s Houston, Texas TSF Gang Arrested on Federal RICO Charges

More than a dozen men are in custody and facing federal charges as part of a joint operation to target violent criminals in the Houston area.

A total of 14 men have been jailed after being charged with various crimes including drug trafficking, possession of a “Glock trigger” and possession of a firearm by a felon, U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani announced Thursday.

The following suspects were arrested Wednesday: Anthony Ketchum, 35; Anthony Yezeno-Hopkins, 38; Brandon Milson, 32; Hassani Mills, 34; Jaylyn Pinson, 29; Josue Rodriguez, 32; Keith Moore, 34; Michael Henry, 32; Myles Smith, 23; Robert Thomas, 29; Sterling Brumant, 26; Titus Baisey, 35, and Toree White, 27, a press release said.

FBI Houston Special Agent in Charge James Smith told KPRC 2 that FBI tactical teams came in from across the state, with more than 200 units spread throughout the county. They surrounded the homes of the accused criminals and arrested them around 6 a.m. Wednesday. “For every criminal we take off the streets, there’s one less person that’s going to be a victim,” Smith said.

On December 7, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging him with 11 counts of federal offenses, including drug trafficking and unlawful possession of a firearm.

“Guns and drugs. They fuel violent crime,” Smith said.

Court documents show several men have lengthy criminal histories in Harris County.

“Federal charges tend to be longer sentences,” Smith said. “It’s much harder to get bail on the federal side than it is on the state side.”

“We’re going to use every resource available to make sure we dismantle gangs and criminal networks, and that’s important,” Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said when the announcement was made in September.

The FBI arrested seven men in October on charges including conspiracy to disrupt commerce through theft, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and carrying a weapon in connection with drug trafficking, the Justice Department said in a news release.

“We will continue to take on these criminal enterprises to reduce crime in the Houston area. That is our job,” Smith said.

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