Coordinated Raid Dismantles “Empire” Stash (NR076-ajlm)
Posted: 18 Aug 2025, 14:30
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Los Santos Police Department
Los Santos, San Andreas
Los Santos: On August 10th, 2025, a detective assigned to the LSPD's Gang and Narcotics Division, Detective Dean Molloy, collaboratively with the Los Santos County Sheriff’s Department’s Gang and Narcotics Division, executed a raid on crucial stash disrupting illegal operations for the notorious gang known as “The Empire.”
Working collaboratively on the case together, investigators of both LSPD and LSSD conducted weeks of surveillance operations at the potential raid location, gathering important evidence and tracking the organization's movements to better understand their illegal operation. This, in turn, resulted in enough evidence to secure a search warrant initiating the raid with the support of the LSPD METRO SWAT team.
Once inside, the team discovered mass stockpiles of illegal contraband, including ammunition, body armor, illegal drugs, illegal weapons, and attachments, all of which are believed to be part of The Empire's illegal distribution network.
This raid marks a massive blow to the Empire's illegal operations, dismantling one of its critical supply chains. The total estimated street value of the seized illegal contraband off the streets is in the millions.
The Los Santos Police Department is committed to identifying and dismantling all illegal networks that endanger public safety. We urge the citizens of Los Santos to stay vigilant and to contact our Tip Line if they witness suspicious or illegal activity. Together, we can make the City of Los Santos a better, safer place.
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Los Santos, San Andreas
News Release
NR076-25ajlm
August 18, 2025
Coordinated Raid Dismantles “Empire” Stash
Los Santos: On August 10th, 2025, a detective assigned to the LSPD's Gang and Narcotics Division, Detective Dean Molloy, collaboratively with the Los Santos County Sheriff’s Department’s Gang and Narcotics Division, executed a raid on crucial stash disrupting illegal operations for the notorious gang known as “The Empire.”
Working collaboratively on the case together, investigators of both LSPD and LSSD conducted weeks of surveillance operations at the potential raid location, gathering important evidence and tracking the organization's movements to better understand their illegal operation. This, in turn, resulted in enough evidence to secure a search warrant initiating the raid with the support of the LSPD METRO SWAT team.
Once inside, the team discovered mass stockpiles of illegal contraband, including ammunition, body armor, illegal drugs, illegal weapons, and attachments, all of which are believed to be part of The Empire's illegal distribution network.
This raid marks a massive blow to the Empire's illegal operations, dismantling one of its critical supply chains. The total estimated street value of the seized illegal contraband off the streets is in the millions.
OFFICIAL EVIDENCE LOG – Seized from the property
Firearms
AP Pistol – 1
Machine Pistol – 5
Heavy Pistol – 1
Pistol .50 – 7
Combat PDW – 1
SMG Mk II – 3
Assault Rifle – 1
Assault Rifle Mk II – 3
Carbine Rifle – 3
Service Carbine – 4
Bullpup Rifle – 7
Pump Shotgun – 1
Combat MG – 3
Heavy Rifle – 6
Pistol Mk II – 1
Micro SMG – 3
Ammunition
9mm – 250 rounds
.50 AE – 80 rounds
5.56mm – 1,120 rounds
7.62mm – 1,060 rounds
12-Gauge – 40 rounds
Explosives / Gas
Tear Gas – 1
BZ Gas – 6
Body Armour
Body Armour (100 AP each) – 14
AP Pistol – 1
Machine Pistol – 5
Heavy Pistol – 1
Pistol .50 – 7
Combat PDW – 1
SMG Mk II – 3
Assault Rifle – 1
Assault Rifle Mk II – 3
Carbine Rifle – 3
Service Carbine – 4
Bullpup Rifle – 7
Pump Shotgun – 1
Combat MG – 3
Heavy Rifle – 6
Pistol Mk II – 1
Micro SMG – 3
Ammunition
9mm – 250 rounds
.50 AE – 80 rounds
5.56mm – 1,120 rounds
7.62mm – 1,060 rounds
12-Gauge – 40 rounds
Explosives / Gas
Tear Gas – 1
BZ Gas – 6
Body Armour
Body Armour (100 AP each) – 14
Detective I Dean Molloy wrote: The Los Santos Police Department’s Gang and Narcotics Division, in collaboration with the Sheriff’s Department’s anti-gang division, continues to work tirelessly in the war against gang-related crime.
In response to the growing number of gangs operating on our streets, we have implemented a strategy aimed at disrupting these criminal networks by removing the firearms used in violent offences.
Recent operations conducted over the past several weeks are a testament to the dedication, extensive surveillance efforts, and meticulous investigative work undertaken by our officers to secure the necessary warrants and carry out these enforcement actions.
“It's not about us winning; it's about you losing.”
The Los Santos Police Department is committed to identifying and dismantling all illegal networks that endanger public safety. We urge the citizens of Los Santos to stay vigilant and to contact our Tip Line if they witness suspicious or illegal activity. Together, we can make the City of Los Santos a better, safer place.
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69 Sinner Street • Los Santos • San Andreas • 90013
Emergency Hotline: 911 • Public Inquiries • Email: [email protected]
"to protect and to serve"
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