Overview
- Federal authorities said they disrupted “Operación Sol de Medianoche,” an alleged plan to detonate homemade explosives across Los Angeles and Orange counties on Dec. 31.
- Four suspects were arrested last week in Lucerne Valley, where agents say they tested IEDs at a desert camp stocked with bomb‑making materials.
- The FBI reported a fifth related arrest in New Orleans connected to the same network.
- Charging documents cite the Turtle Island Liberation Front and describe planned strikes on two U.S. companies as well as attacks on ICE agents and vehicles.
- Prosecutors filed counts including conspiracy and possession of a destructive device, and they said more charges or arrests could follow as the investigation continues.