Detroit Field Division
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Welcome to the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in Detroit, Michigan. Our Division has the responsibility of enforcing the Federal laws and regulations that fall under ATF jurisdiction throughout the State of Michigan.
ATF is committed to protecting the public and reducing violent crime in neighborhoods across Michigan, and we do so by working in teams that focus on different aspects of the Division’s mission. Individual cases may originate within one team, but a spirit of collaboration within our Division and with our international, Federal, State, and local partners is often key to successful investigations.
Detroit Field Division special agents combat firearms violence by focusing their investigative efforts on armed violent offenders, career criminals, gun traffickers, and gangs. We also work in partnership with international, Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies in Michigan, the rest of the United States, and Canada to accomplish this mission.
Explosives and arson enforcement is an integral part of ATF’s overall violent crime reduction strategy, and the Division is home to certified explosives specialists, certified fire investigators, a K-9 arson detection unit, and a K-9 explosives detection unit. Detroit Field Division special agents combat arson, explosives, and tobacco-related crimes by conducting independent investigations and by working in partnership with State and local fire investigators, bomb squads, and tobacco units.
ATF also enforces the Federal laws and regulations governing the firearms and explosives commercial retail industries. Detroit Field Division industry operations investigators (IOI) serve as the frontline in achieving this essential mission in Michigan. Division IOIs work with private industry and our law enforcement partners to ensure that all firearms and explosives are stored, handled, and sold in a safe manner and according to law.
We encourage all Michigan residents to become our partners also, by assisting us in our goal of safeguarding our communities. If you have information regarding violent criminal activity in our State, do not hesitate to contact ATF at (313) 202-3400.
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Division Management Team
- David L. McCain
- Special Agent In Charge (SAC)
- Daryl McCrary
- Assistant Special Agent In Charge (ASAC)
- Gilbert Salinas
- Assistant Special Agent In Charge (ASAC)
- Scott Mendoza
- Director of Industry Operations (DIO)
- Donald Dawkins
- Public Information Officer (PIO)
Division Contact Information
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Thirty-One Alleged Holland Latin Kings Gang Members and Associates Indicted for Racketeering Related Charges
February 12, 2013
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – A federal grand jury indicted 31 alleged members and associates of the Holland Latin Kings gang for a range of offenses, including conspiring to engage in racketeering, committing violent crimes in aid of racketeering, possessing firearms and conspiring to distribute cocaine and marijuana. The grand jury alleges in the indictment that the Holland Latin Kings gang is an enterprise whose members and associates engaged in crimes of violence and drug trafficking in order to promote the gang and enrich its members while insulating themselves from law enforcement, among other things. The charges are the result of a joint federal and state investigation targeting gang violence and drug trafficking in the Holland, Michigan, area. More »
ATF and Lansing Police Department Arrest Seven on Federal Drug and Firearm Charges
January 15, 2013
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — Federal and State authorities arrested seven residents of Northwest Lansing on various federal drug and firearm charges following the return of multiple federal indictments, U.S. Attorney Patrick A. Miles, Jr., Acting Special Agent in Charge Gilbert Salinas, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and Chief Teresa Szymanski, Lansing Police Department (LPD), announced today. The ATF and LPD are jointly targeting drug activity and violent crime in Northwest Lansing. More »