DEA busts drug traffickers in makeshift nightclub, takes 50 illegal aliens into custody

Federal agents took nearly 50 illegal immigrants into custody early Sunday during an operation targeting the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA)'s networks in Colorado.

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Rocky Mountain Field Division said its agents, as well as partners at the Denver offices for Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) conducted an early morning operation targeting drug trafficking and TdA members in Adams County, Colorado. -- More...

#DEA and federal/local partners conducted an early morning operation at a makeshift nightclub in Adams County. Drugs/weapons/cash seized. Approx. 50 illegal aliens were taken into custody by @ERODenver - many are connected with the Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang from Venezuela. pic.twitter.com/hXck5bBU2G

— DEARockyMountain (@DEAROCKYMTNDiv) January 26, 2025