As RedState’s Ward Clark has reported extensively, apartment buildings in Aurora, Colorado, have reportedly been taken over by the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, whose members charge rent on the apartments they have seized, sell drugs, and engage in sex trafficking. Residents have reported that they feel helpless and that no one has come to their aid.
Assistance came Wednesday in the form of the Aurora PD, who announced that eight of the gang members were taken into custody and two more were being sought. A joint statement was released by Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman and Council Member and Public Safety Chair Danielle Jurinsky with the “full endorsement” of the city manager and Aurora Police Department:
“For some time, well before concerns about TdA in Colorado generated national attention, APD had been arresting people for various criminal activities who had suspected, but…
