Texas Cops Raid Apartment Complex Taken Over by Tren de Aragua Gang Members, Make 20 Busts

Texas law enforcement raided a vacant San Antonio apartment complex that had fallen under the “control” of the notorious Tren de Aragua gang, which was using the building as a base for crime, officials said.

A multi-agency task force cleared more than 300 vacant units at the Palatia Apartments on the North Side of the city on Saturday morning, San Antonio Police Chief Chief McManus told reporters at a press conference.

SAPD had received several complaints from the apartment complex regarding narcotics, human trafficking and threats to apartment personnel, according to police.

“We had information that members of the transnational gang Tren de Agua were in control of the area and committing various crimes,” McManus said.

Twenty people were arrested, four who are confirmed Tren de Agua members — including one person who is an “enforcer,” he said.

Nineteen of those detained were charged. Several of those arrested had confirmed warrants, officials said.

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McManus said Saturday that the gang has been operating in the area for “several months”

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