WASHINGTON — Federal officials assisted in more than 330 probes in Utah and the rest of the country as part of the latest deployment of an initiative meant to trim the backlog of unresolved crimes involving Indigenous communities.

“We will never forget the crime victims whose cases remain unsolved, and we will continue our pursuit until justice is served,” U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement this week.

Operation Not Forgotten, as the initiative is known, is part of the FBI’s broader Indian Country program, which resulted in charges around the country against 1,260 people, 1,123 arrests and recovery of 304 weapons in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30. Moreover, the U.S. Justice Department said in a statement on Monday, 458 child victims were identified or located.

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