More than a thousand people were detained in Washington after the National Guard was deployed.

In almost two weeks after the National Guard troops entered Washington, more than a thousand people were detained, and over 100 firearms were also confiscated. This was stated by US Attorney General Pam Bondi on the social network X (former. Twitter).

"1,007 arrests, 111 firearms seized," says an infographic published by Bondi.

The Prosecutor General noted that 86 people were detained in Washington at night, including a member of the Tren de Aragua transnational gang, which is recognized as a terrorist organization in the United States.

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On August 12, the Pentagon mobilized about 800 U.S. National Guard troops to Washington to fight crime in the capital. On August 13, the troops arrived in the American capital.

On August 21, Trump personally took to the streets of Washington with the National Guard to fight crime. The American leader praised the police and military for reducing the level of offenses in the country. The next day, the president issued a statement about the absence of murders in Washington a week after the National Guard was deployed. According to him, the crime rate has decreased by 87%.

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