Nearly 50 migrants, many with ties to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, are in custody following a drug enforcement agency raid in Colorado. This came as President Donald Trump began his enforcement on immigration.
The raid happened early Sunday, Jan. 26, near Denver in Adams County at what DEA officials called a makeshift night club.
An early AM raid of a makeshift nightclub in Adams County. #DEA, @ERODenver, @HSIDenver, @ATFHQ along w local partners seize drugs, cash, weapons.
— DEARockyMountain (@DEAROCKYMTNDiv) January 26, 2025
This was invite-only – dozens connected to the Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang were there.
This bus took away nearly 50 illegal aliens. pic.twitter.com/hQDtonGW9Z
Agents recovered weapons, cash and drugs. A DEA special agent told the Denver Gazette that they found pink cocaine, known as tusi. It’s a mixture of substances including cocaine, ketamine and methamphetamines.
After a months-long investigation by the DEA Rocky Mountain Division, 41 of the 49 people detained were found to be undocumented with dozens connected to Tren de Aragua.
The investigation and raid comes after nearby Aurora, Colorado received national attention last summer when video of a group of armed men, suspected to be a part of Tren de Aragua, at an apartment complex went viral.
On the campaign trail, Trump vowed to crack down on the Venezuelan gang and conduct a mass deportation campaign beginning in Aurora.
During his first week back in office, Trump’s administration carried out immigration and ice raids across the country, reporting more than 950 arrests on Sunday alone.
