FBI Director Kash Patel visited Philadelphia Friday to announce the results of a large-scale investigation into a Kensington-based drug gang — the latest demonstration of how President Donald Trump’s administration is seeking to highlight what it’s called a nationwide crackdown against suspected drug dealers.

Stephen A. Smith isn’t backing down from FBI director Kash Patel, even if he has no interest in escalating their verbal spat.

FBI director Kash Patel held a press conference addressing the arrests of Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier, and others this Thursday.

FBI Director Kash Patel said a sweeping Kensington gang indictment shows how interagency work can “permanently remove” violent crews from American streets. (Credit: WTXF)

Director Kash Patel said Thursday on Fox News’ “The Ingraham Angle” that the announcement of multiple National Basketball Association (NBA) figures’ alleged ties to the mafia and game-fixing are just “the start” of the agency’s probe.

More than two dozen people have been indicted on drug-related charges as part of a yearslong investigation into a gang in Philadelphia, the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced Friday. Cocaine, fentanyl and heroin were sold in the Kensington area in “one of the most prolific drug blocks in the city" from Jan.