27 arrested in Tri-Cities gang roundup

[Lucinda F. Boyd]

TRI-CITIES, Wash. —

Police, state and federal officers in the Tri-Cities rounded up 27 fugitives with gang ties in a two-day sweep called Operation Gang Siphon.

The Tri-City Herald reports more than 70 officers from 16 agencies participate in the operation that began Tuesday in Pasco, Kennewick and Benton County.

Of the 27, 10 were juveniles and four were held for possible immigration violations.