33 Violent Gang Members Arrested In Border Town Uvalde

Thirty-three members of violent gangs were arrested as part of a multi-agency operation targeting transnational and organized crime in the border city of Uvalde, Texas, and surrounding areas in Uvalde County.

“Gang violence has no place here in Texas, and we will bring the full force of justice to bear on these notorious criminals,” Gov. Greg Abbott said as he directed the Texas Department of Public Safety to allocate resources there to root out organized crime by September 2022.

Nearly two years ago, a multi-agency operation, made possible by additional state funding and DPS criminal investigative oversight, began targeting a vast organized crime network operating along the Texas-Mexico border. The investigation focused on the sale and distribution of narcotics, weapons, extortion, aggravated assaults, and organized criminal activities by multiple gangs associated with transnational criminal organizations, including Mexican cartels.