ANCHORAGE POLICE AND ALASKA-LED HIDTA OPERATION

A multi-agency crime suppression sweep took place in Anchorage from July 24th though July 26th, 2024. The sweep, named "Operation Summer Heat," involved 125 participants from agencies across the state. Participants divided into multiple crime suppression teams to focus on different tasks. Ultimately, arrests were made for eluding, stolen vehicles, stolen guns, retail thefts, felony and misdemeanor warrants, and drugs. As a result of “Operation Summer Heat,” 90 arrests were made, and ongoing investigations are anticipated to lead to additional arrests.

During the operation, an assortment of narcotics, including heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, mushrooms, marijuana, fentanyl powder, and 17,820 fentanyl pills (with a street value of $10.00 per pill) were seized, amounting to a street value of over $300,000.

APD is grateful for the collaborative efforts of the many agencies involved in “Operation Summer Heat,” which focused on suppressing crime in Anchorage. The success of the operation was made possible by the combined efforts of Alaska Probations, Alaska State Troopers, Anchorage Airport Interdiction HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area), Anchorage Police Department – Patrol and Crime Suppression Divisions, Anchorage Pretrial Corrections, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Drug Enforcement Administration, Fairbanks HIDTA, Federal Bureau of Investigation – Safe Streets Task Force, Kenai Peninsula HIDTA, Matsu HIDTA, Office of Special Prosecutions, United States Border Patrol, United States Marshals – Fugitive Task Force, United States Postal Service, and Wasilla Police Department.

To stay updated on “Operation Summer Heat,” follow APD's Facebook page or visit our website at www.anchoragepolice.com.