The FBI and the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) have conducted a joint operation in New Mexico that is providing valuable insights into numerous criminal investigations on tribal lands.
From June to September, the FBI dispatched 51 special agents to ten field offices, which specifically catered to tribal communities. Collaborating with BIA investigators, these agents committed themselves to allocating additional time and resources towards resolving violent crimes within tribal lands. According to the FBI, the implementation of ‘Operation Not Forgotten’ resulted in the initiation or continuation of over 300 cases throughout the nation.
In New Mexico, investigators said the investigation has yielded new clues in a 2020 unsolved murder on the Navajo Nation near Farmington. According to the feds, the operation resulted in more than 40 arrests across the country, assisted over 400 victims, and located or retrieved nine child victims of abuse and neglect.
