SAN ANTONIO – We’re getting a closer look at some of the people arrested at a massive immigration raid early Sunday morning at a nightclub on the North Side.
The Department of Homeland Security says 27 members of the Tren de Aragua gang were arrested. They also seized cocaine, three firearms, and approximately $35,000 in cash during the operation.
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The raid, conducted by a newly formed Homeland Security Task Force, involved the FBI and HSI San Antonio and took place around 3 a.m. Sunday at a car lot near San Pedro Avenue and Basse Road.
Federal agents executed a search warrant at the after-hours club, and two individuals are currently under investigation for human smuggling and money laundering.
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The agency released photos of what they described as some of the worst offenders arrested in the raid.
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Additionally, two men detained during the operation, Marcos Joel Contreras-Max and Edwin Javier Chinchilla-Lopez, both Honduran nationals, appeared in federal court today.
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