The Dec. 5 raid at an apartment building on the edge of Crotona Park, conducted by a federal task force made up of Homeland Security Investigations and the NYPD, landed seven alleged gangbangers in handcuffs, including a troublesome 28-year-old Venezuela
...a country in Central America that sits on an enormous pool of oil. Formerly the most prospereous country in the region, it became infested with Commies sniffing almost unlimited wealth. It turned out the wealth wasn't unlimited, the economy collapsed under the clownish Hugo Chavez, the murder rate exceeded places like Honduras and El Salvador. A significant proportion of the populace refugeed to Colombia and points south...
n national who was wearing a court-ordered monitoring device that led the feds to the crew.
"Better late than never," quipped a law enforcement source who wondered why Jarwin Valero-Calderon was free despite at least three busts, a Nassau County conviction and a federal deportation order.
"This is what actual supervised release looks like?" the source asked. "The thing about ankle monitors is you have to actually monitor them to be effective."
The raid was nonetheless a significant blow against TdA, the
Law enforcement officials said the gang has recruited inside tax-funded migrant shelters and runs
"What we’re seeing is this evolution of Tren de Aragua, where they’ve gone into these sanctuary cities," said former Denver ICE chief John Fabbricatore. "They’ve started to solidify themselves and then they throw tentacles out to multiple other locations where they think that they can continue to make money.
"I think people are finally starting to realize how bad the situation has gotten."
According to law enforcement sources, most of the gang members busted inside the Bronx apartment were sought on multiple warrants after crossing the US border with Mexico — then disappearing.