Texas Cops Raid Apartment Complex Taken Over by Tren de Aragua Gang Members, Make 20 Arrests

Texas police have raided a vacant San Antonio apartment complex that had fallen under the “control” of the notorious Tren de Aragua gang, which used the building as a base for crime, officials said.

A multi-agency task force cleared more than 300 vacant units in the Palatia Apartments on the city’s north side Saturday morning, San Antonio Police Chief McManus told reporters at a news conference.

SAPD had received several complaints from the apartment complex regarding narcotics, human trafficking and threats against apartment staff, according to police.

“We had information that members of the transnational gang Tren de Agua were in control of the area and were committing several crimes,” McManus said.

Twenty people were arrested, four of whom were confirmed members of Tren de Agua – including one person who is an “enforcer,” he said.

Nineteen of those arrested were charged. Several of those arrested had confirmed arrest warrants, officials said.

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McManus said Saturday that the gang has been operating in the area for “several months.”

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