Twenty-eight members of the Mongols motorcycle gang were taken into custody today in a major joint operation involving the FBI Jacksonville Division, Volusia Sheriff’s Office, and the Seventh Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office. Arrest warrants have also been issued for three additional Mongols gang members, with their arrests pending.
The individuals are charged with aggravated rioting, a second-degree felony, stemming from a gas station shooting that occurred in New Smyrna Beach during Bike Week on March 8, 2025. Aggravated rioting in Florida involves participation in a riot of 25 or more people and carries a potential sentence of up to 15 years in prison.
In conjunction with the arrests, the FBI and its partners executed 14 search warrants across Florida, including at the Mongols Clubhouse in Edgewater, and at homes in Volusia, Brevard, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach, and Polk Counties, as well as one in Chesterfield County, Virginia.
FBI Jacksonville Special Agent in Charge Jason Carley stated, “The FBI has made a commitment to all Americans that we will crush violent crime across the country. I’m proud to share that the FBI is delivering our commitment to you here in Florida. Operation Mongolian Beef is just one example of how the FBI brings our full force of investigative capabilities to assist our law enforcement partners and protect our communities. There is no doubt Volusia County and, in fact, the entire state of Florida is safer today with these violent offenders off the street.”
This extensive joint operation, dubbed “Operation Mongolian Beef,” involved numerous federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies across multiple jurisdictions.
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