On 2 October 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that 68 suspected members and associates of the neo-Nazi “Peckerwoods Gang,” a white supremacist street gang based in San Fernando Valley, were charged following a large-scale investigation into the organization’s suspected criminal activity. During the investigation, authorities seized unspecified BMM, firearms, and dozens of pounds of drugs. One suspect was reportedly manufacturing explosive devices when arrested. No further details on the BMM were provided. The FBI is leading the ongoing investigation.  

On 15 October 2024, a victim-operated IED (VOIED) emplaced between the windshield and hood of a bar owner’s vehicle in Moscow functioned when it was disturbed, injuring the bar owner, his son, and another individual. Authorities arrested the bar owner’s business partner, a 50-year-old Belarusian citizen, in connection with the incident. Authorities searched the suspect’s apartment and found a “weapons cache” but did not release any details. The investigation is ongoing. ​

On 14 October 2024, at approximately 1000 hours local time, two armed individuals on a motorcycle threw flammable liquid inside a vehicle identification center in Celaya, Guanajuato state, starting a fire. While a National Guard member attempted to put out the small fire, the two suspects threw an explosive device into the building, which functioned and injured the National Guard member, and a woman present at the scene. Guanajuato State Public Security Forces, Army personnel, and additional National Guard personnel responded and secured the area. No further device details were released.

On 15 October 2024, Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office deputies and Bellingham Police Department officers executed a search warrant at an alleged drug dealer’s residence on Lakeway Drive in Bellingham and discovered an unspecified IED, a stolen firearm, fentanyl, methamphetamine, and $3,000 in cash. The IED was removed from the residence and taken to a police station for further investigation. A 46-year-old male suspect was arrested.  

On 10 October 2024, at approximately 1414 hours local time, Knoxville Police Department officers and Knoxville Fire Department crews responded to a recycling facility on the 2700 block of Mynderse Avenue in Knoxville after an employee discovered a steel box outside the plant that was emitting smoke. Knoxville Police Department Bomb Squad technicians used an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to examine the contents of the box, described as a “5x5 steel box” that they believed contained dynamite. The surrounding area was evacuated while authorities examined the box’s contents.