Various federal agents at the club. Fox News/Government Photo.
A massive immigration raid has ended with the arrest of 114 illegal immigrants in Colorado Springs. Fox news. The raid occurred at an underground nightclub that was reportedly frequented by members of the Tren De Argua and MS13 gangs. The raid was conducted by the DEA and involved other agencies, including ICE, the FBI, the ATF, and even officials from the Postal Service and the IRS. The raid is another example of a whole government approach to illegal immigration and deportation. Drugs were found during the raid as well. Several active US military members were present during the raid as well, either as patrons of the club or moonlighting as security. The military members will be dealt with by the Army's Criminal Investigation Division.
My Comment:
Good to see some actual action being taken on immigration. This raid wasn't the biggest but it was targeting the right people. If the government is right and these folks were members of TDA or MS13 then they were bad people and I am glad they are likely to be deported.
This was primarily a drug raid and it's not surprising that there was a lot of drugs found. Cocaine, Meth and "Pink Cocaine" (a mixture of multiple drugs, most commonly Ketamine and MDMA). Those are pretty obviously club drugs and I am guessing that is why this underground club had so many people at 3:00 in the morning.
The majority of those taken in the raid will be deported. Assuming some activist judge doesn't prevent it from happening, that is to say. Either way, these folks are pretty bad people and I hope that they are returned to their home countries as soon as possible. There is no reason for these guys to be slinging drugs and partying it up at 3:00 in the morning.
It's also pretty clear that this was a pretty huge operation. It almost seems like every government law enforcement agency was involved in this raid. It does show that the federal government isn't messing around when it comes to illegal immigration and foreign gangs. They are absolutely going to go after folks like TDA and MS13 if they decide to gather in large groups like this. Indeed, I wouldn't be surprised if there are more raids in the State of Colorado, it has been a hotbed of illegal immigration and activity from those gangs.
The presence of military members is pretty significant. Those folks are in serious trouble. I am guessing the folks that were just there will probably get an Article 15 for showing such bad judgement as to go to an illegal nightclub frequented by drug dealers and gang members.
But the ones that will be in serious trouble will be the ones that were moonlighting as security guards or got arrested for drugs during the raid. Both of them would be court martial offenses and they might end up both going to prison and getting Court Martialed.
The security guards are going to be in the most trouble. Some of them may have been carrying firearms, which is a violation as well. But the real problem is that by providing security for a club rife with criminality, they were actively participating in the crimes. Those folks are, in simple language, screwed, perhaps even more than the illegal immigrant gang members that were active in the club. I am not expecting a good outcome for any of the military members working as security guards.
Regardless, I am glad that this raid happened. More should happen in the wake of it. These kinds of raids will have a chilling effect on illegal immigration and will encourage a lot of people to self deport. And it will also be a major message to anyone in our military, don't hang out with criminal gang members...
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