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Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar joined the KSAT Q&A to discuss how the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office handles dog attacks and how the sheriff’s office is handling the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua among other gangs in the area.
Four Tren de Aragua gang members arrested in the multi-agency operation on Saturday have been identified.
When a host of local, state, and federal agencies raided the Palatia Apartments Saturday morning, it was the end of a long year.
Andy Martinez says he was in bed at the Palatia Apartments on Sahara Street as law enforcement cleared nearly 300 vacant units Saturday morning.
Four Tren de Aragua gang members were arrested after a gang bust by multiple local, state, and federal agencies on Saturday, according to San Antonio police chief William McManus.
The San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association's president said there's "concentrated, increased activity" at specific apartments. He said the union issued the warning because the city hasn't given firefighters and paramedics an official heads up.
The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that its Homeland Security Investigations agents arrested two people in connection with a Venezuelan transnational gang.
Tren de Aragua is a Venezuelan gang that started in a prison in the state of Aragua and has since expanded into Central America and the United States, including Texas.
Law enforcement authorities across the U.S. are increasingly focused on a Venezuelan gang behind a spate of violent crimes.
The Biden administration is sanctioning Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang as a transnational criminal organization and is offering a $12 million reward for the arrest of the leaders.
