A number of members of Tren de Aragua (TDA) have been arrested Saturday after police in Texas raided a vacant condominium complicated that the violent Venezuelan gang was “accountable for” and utilizing to commit crimes, authorities mentioned.
Legislation enforcement companies performed the raid after receiving a number of complaints about narcotics violations, human trafficking and threats to condominium personnel on the complicated, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus advised reporters at a information convention.
“We had data that members of the transnational gang Tren de Agua have been accountable for the realm and committing numerous crimes,” McManus mentioned.
Authorities cleared almost 300 vacant flats on the complicated and arrested 19 of 20 people taken into custody. McManus mentioned 15 of these people had detainers and a number of other had confirmed warrants.Â
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San Antonio Police Chief William McManus confirmed that 4 of the people arrested have been members of Tren de Aragua. (KAAB)
McManus mentioned 4 of these taken into custody have been confirmed to be members of the transnational gang Tren de Aragua, including that one acted as an enforcer for the violent gang.
McManus mentioned the operation was carried out by San Antonio police, the Texas Anti-Gang Unit, the Texas Division of Public Security, the FBI, Border Patrol and the Division of House Safety. (Â Eric Thayer/Bloomberg through Getty Photos, File)
The 4 TDA members are at present within the custody of Homeland Safety Investigations (HSI), the chief mentioned.
The gang was recognized to be working within the space for “a number of months,” based on McManus, and the investigation into the criminality had been ongoing for weeks.
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“We guarantee the group and members of the general public that we’re dedicated to their security and we’re on prime of this TDA challenge that appears to have change into very public recently,” the chief mentioned.
McManus advised reporters that legislation enforcement has “different locations we’re going to hit” to rout out the violent gang.
“We’re on to you, and we’re coming for you,” the police chief mentioned. “We all know the place you might be and we’re coming for you.”
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Authorities mentioned the investigation is ongoing.
