Two members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TDA), linked to an apartment takeover in Aurora, Colorado, have been arrested in New York City, the New York Post reported. The NYPD and U.S. Homeland Security conducted a raid in the Bronx targeting drug traffickers and credit card scammers, leading to the arrests of 15 Tren de Aragua suspects.
Denyeer Aramillo Meneses, 23, and Edison Peña Angulo, 25, both members of TDA and connected to the Colorado apartment invasions, were arrested during the early-morning raid Wednesday, Nov. 27.
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Local police in Colorado had issued arrest warrants for the two suspects on Oct. 1. However, the suspects were able to travel to New York City.
The pair had been seen in a viral video from the Aurora apartment complex on Aug. 18, holding guns and committing an armed robbery just moments before a 25-year-old was fatally shot, according to Denver7.
Law enforcement sources told the Post the group was selling a variety of drugs, including heroin, fake weed and tusi. The group was also involved in credit card fraud and violence, according to authorities. Officers also discovered an “arsenal of deadly assault rifles” during the raid.
Earlier this week, the NYPD reported the gang has been trying to recruit children living in New York City’s migrant shelters. Officials said the gang entered the U.S. via the southern border from Venezuela during President Joe Biden’s time in office.
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Police also stated there have been more than 800 reported incidents in 2024. Those included store robberies and purse snatchings committed by young, undocumented immigrants living in the city.
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TWO MEMBERS OF VENEZUELA’S DANGEROUS GANG TREN DE ARAGUA LINKED TO AURORA, COLORADO’S APARTMENT TAKE OVER HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN NEW YORK CITY, THE NEW YORK POST REPORTS.
THE NYPD AND US HOMELAND SECURITY CARRIED OUT A RAID IN THE BRONX TARGETING DRUG TRAFFICKERS AND CREDIT CARD SCAMMERS LEADING TO THE ARRESTS OF 15 TREN DE ARAGUA SUSPECTS.
23-YEAR-OLD DENYEER ARAMILLO MENESES, AND 25-YEAR-OLD EDISON PENA ANGULO BOTH MEMBERS OF TDA AND CONNECTED TO THE COLORADO APARTMENT INVASIONS WERE NABBED IN THE RAID EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
LOCAL POLICE IN COLORADO ISSUED ARREST WARRANTS FOR THE TWO SUSPECTS ON OCTOBER 1ST AND SOMEHOW THE PAIR MADE THEIR WAY TO NEW YORK CITY.
THE TWO HAD BEEN SEEN ON A VIRAL VIDEO FROM THE AURORA APARTMENT COMPLEX AUGUST 18TH HOLDING GUNS AND COMMITTING AN ARMED ROBBERY JUST MOMENTS BEFORE A 25-YEAR-OLD WAS FATALLY SHOT, ACCORDING TO ABC 7 DENVER.
LAW ENFORCEMENT SOURCES TOLD THE POST THE GROUP WAS SELLING A VARIETY OF DRUGS INCLUDING HEROIN, FAKE WEED, AND TUSI AND WAS INVOLVED IN CREDIT CARD FRAUD AND VIOLENCE.
OFFICERS ALSO FOUND AN “ARSENAL OF DEADLY ASSAULT RIFLES” IN THE RAID.
EARLIER THIS WEEK, THE NYPD REPORTED THE TREN DE ARAGUA GANG WHICH MADE IT’S WAY THROUGH THE US SOUTHERN BORDER FROM VENEZUELA DURING PRESIDENT BIDEN’S TIME IN OFFICE – HAS BEEN TRYING TO RECRUIT CHILDREN LIVING IN NEW YORK CITY’S MIGRANT SHELTERS.
POLICE SAID THERE’S BEEN MORE THAN 800 REPORTED INCIDENTS SUCH AS STORE ROBBERIES AND PURSE SNATCHINGS THIS YEAR COMMITTED BY YOUNG, UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS LIVING IN THE CITY.
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