McALLEN, Texas (Border Document) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday mentioned Texas soldiers arrested 4 contributors of the infamous Tren de Aragua gang once they crossed into South Texas from Mexico.
Abbott says Texas Division of Public Protection soldiers on Dec. 31 encountered the 4 contributors of the Venezuelan-based trans legal group in Val Verde County, out of doors Del Rio, Texas.
They had been a part of a bunch of twenty-two undocumented migrants that DPS encountered who had been from Colombia, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela.
11 of the 22 encountered had been arrested and charged with legal trespass. Circle of relatives teams had been referred to U.S. Border Patrol for processing.
9 of the 11 had been from Venezuela and all the way through interviews, and in keeping with tattoos that they had, legislation enforcement suspected 4 males had been a part of Tren de Aragua. Abbott mentioned searches in their mobile phones verified their gang association via social media apps.
“Our best precedence is the security and safety of Texans, together with in opposition to the rising danger of Tren de Aragua,” Abbott mentioned in a remark. “I designated TdA (Tren de Aragua) as a international 15 May Organization, and we will be able to now not tolerate this gang working or gaining a foothold in Texas.”
The 4 suspected Tren de Aragua contributors arrested on New 12 months’s Eve come with: Segundo Ocando-Mejia, 39; Pedro Luis Salazar-Cuervo, 27; Antonio Joe Urruttia-Rojas, 18; and Levi Jesus Urrutia-Blanco, 18, Abbott says. (DPS Courtesy Picture)
Tattoos on Ocando-Mejia’s shoulders may just point out he’s a pacesetter within the gang, Abbott mentioned.
Abbott referred to as the crowd contributors “vicious” and mentioned “till President Trump is again within the White Space to protected our border, Texas will proceed to seek down bad criminals like TdA and put them in the back of bars to give protection to Texans from this vicious gang.”
Abbott issued a statewide proclamation in September mentioning Tren de Aragua to be a international 15 May Organization that states “any individuals harboring or facilitating its legal actions in Texas, (topic) to the heightened consequences.”
Abbott additionally has introduced rewards of as much as $5,000 for info resulting in the identity and arrest of Tren de Aragua contributors.
“With the general public’s lend a hand, blended with the arduous paintings of federal, state, and native legislation enforcement, we will be able to seize those bad gang contributors and put them in the back of bars for excellent,” Abbott has mentioned.
To be eligible for the money rewards, tipsters should supply data to government the use of one of the vital following strategies:
- Name the Texas Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-252-TIPS (8477)
- Put up a tip on-line in the course of the Texas Division of Public Protection. Guidelines will also be submitted anonymously.
Sandra Sanchez will also be reached at SSanchez@BorderReport.com.