LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – Multiple agencies conducted a federal law enforcement operation in South Lake Tahoe on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. Sacramento based Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Drug Enforcement Agency. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitaions, the Federal Bureau of Investigation conducted the operation with the assistance of Douglas County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO).
This operation resulted in the arrest of eight people at seven different residential locations, according to DCSO Undersheriff Ron Elges.
“All subjects were identified in joint narcotics investigations, were registered sex offenders, or had outstanding warrants for arrest,” said Elges. “Deportation proceedings have been initiated by DHS against these individuals based on their threat to the community.”
In accordance with California state law, the South Lake Tahoe Police Department, El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office, El Dorado County Probation and the California Highway Patrol did not participate in this operation.
Elges said this law enforcement operation was focused solely on criminal subjects or identified threats to the community. Innocent members of the public, regardless of citizenship, were not the focus, nor were schools, hospitals, places of employment, or government buildings.
The photos below are from Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. South Lake Tahoe Police was not involved, and the “Police” vests were worn by other agencies:
