MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Tennessee Governor Bill Lee spoke at a conference on Tuesday, where he said the Memphis Safe Task Force will “last forever,” and it will continue as long as it takes.

“We will execute on this operation as long as it takes. The way we will measure success, obviously, is by violent crime and the reduction of that crime. We’ve just begun. We do know that this is going to last for months, and we have just begun. In fact, I will tell you that it will last forever,” Lee said.

The press conference was held at Forward Operating Base on Haley Road, where Gov. Lee, Mayor Paul Young, and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director David Rausch met with task force agents.

Gov. Lee announced at the presser:

850 violent criminals and gang members were arrested.

175 firearms

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