In San Antonio, Texas, law enforcement on Saturday conducted 20 arrests in an apartment complex that are under the” power” of the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua group.
According to The New York Post, Texas police officers raided the largely unoccupied apartment complex because Tren de Aragua group members were using the complex to spread the state’s influence. The source stated that Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas ) recently designated Tren De Aragua as a “terrorist” organization.
A policeman task force raided and investigated 300 unoccupied units at San Antonio’s Palatia Apartments, according to San Antonio Police Department Chief William McManus during a media event. The police department said they had been notified by concerned citizens regarding suspicious activity, such as human smuggling, opioid sales, and threats to house people.
According to McManus,” We had data that Tren de Agua people were in control of the area and committed numerous crimes.” Four of the 20 people who were detained in the house complex assault have been identified as Tren de Aragua people, including an “enforcer,” according to the police chief.
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19 of the people have been detained on Saturday, according to The New York Post, and several of them have recently been wanted by law protection. News4SA reported that people of Tren de Aragua have been linked to numerous crimes throughout the area, including bribery, adultery, and cocaine prostitution.
The New York Post reported that the house complex attack, known as” Operation Aurora”, was executed by the San Antonio Police Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Texas Department of Public Safety, Homeland Security Investigations, U. S. Customs and Border Protection, and other officers in an effort to prevent the Cuban group from continuing to grow in the United States.
The Tren de Aragua group has been in San Antonio for” several times,” according to McManus, the police chief, adding that” we are committed to their health and on top of this TDA problem that seems to have gone quite public nowadays.”
Issuing a warning to users of Tren de Aragua on Saturday, McManus said,” We are onto you. We are searching for you, and we are aware of your location.