Eleven gang members arrested in Toledo

BLADE STAFF

Chief Derrick Diggs, of the Toledo Police Department, discusses the arrest of 11 Beehive gang members during a news conference at the Safety Building.

Federal officials and Toledo police said they've arrested 11 of 16 gang members wanted on charges following a year-long investigation.

The probe, which was announced today at a news conference, involved the confiscation of drugs and firearms.

Gang members, who are in a group known as the Beehive gang, also were involved in other crimes, including homicides, authorities said today.