Texas first responders warned to watch for Tren de Aragua gang violence

THERE’S BEEN a series of high-profile arrests OF Tren de Aragua gang MEMBERS IN MAJOR CITIES ACROSS TEXAS.

From San Antonio to Houston and Dallas –

From violent robberies to human trafficking –

the gang’s presence raisING concerns for public safety and the safety of first responders –

A KNOWN TARGET OF THE GANG.

IN SAN ANTONIO –

A MASSIVE RAID OVER THE WEEKEND OF 300 APARTMENT UNITS –

AFTER REPORTS OF DRUGS, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND THREATS TO APARTMENT EMPLOYEES.  

19 PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED –

INCLUDING FOUR TREN DE ARAGUA GANG MEMBERS. 

THE THREAT OF GANG VIOLENCE LED THE SAN ANTONIO FIREFIGHTERS UNION TO ISSUE A WARNING TO ITS MEMBERS AT TWO FIRE STATIONS THEY SAY ARE NEAR A GANG ACTIVITY HOTSPOT – A FEW BLOCKS AWAY FORM A MIGRANT RESOURCE CENTER.

THE UNION TELLING FIREFIGHTERS TO “KEEP YOUR HEAD ON A SWIVEL” AND “WATCH YOUR SIX.”

THE FIREFIGHTERS UNION ALSO SAYING THEIR MEMBERS ANSWER TO EMERGENCY CALLS **WITHOUT BEING ARMED AND WITHOUT POLICE ESCORT.

SAN ANTONIO’S POLICE CHIEF HAS VOWED TO CRACKDOWN ON THE GANG ACTIVITY.

MEANWHILE IN DALLAS –

AUTHORITIES HAVE CONFIRMED THEIR SUSPECT IN A VIOLENT GANG ROBBERY **IS A TREN DE ARAGUA MEMBER. 

 IN LATE SEPTEMBER Wilmer Gonzalez allegedly orchestrated AN attack on a woman – FOLLOWING HER inTO THE garage–

pistol-whipping her, THREATENING TO SEVER HER FINGERS AND STEALING HER VALUABLES.

HE CROSSED THE SOUTHERN BORDER IN APRIL 2023 AND WAS RELEASED WITH A COURT DATE – ACCORDING TO HOMELAND SECURITY SOURCES CITED BY THE NEW YORK POST.

IN HOUSTON – A WANTED TREN DE ARAGUA GANG MEMBER WAS ARRESTED –

THE SAME DAY HE WAS EXPECTED TO APPEAR IN COURT FOR HIS ASYLUM HEARING.

THE MEMBER WAS WANTED FOR THEFT – AND IDENTIFIED BY A TIPSTER THROUGH TATTOOS LINKED TO THE GANG.

As part of the state’s ongoing effort to tackle gang violence, the DPS is offering rewards of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of known or suspected members of Tren de Aragua.

LAST MONTH GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT DECLARED THE GANG A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION. 

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