Idiot of Tren de Aragua arrested in a major drug and gun bust in New York was ordered deported by an immigration decide in February — months earlier than he participated within the armed break-in at an apartment in Aurora, ColoradoThe Put up discovered.
Edison Peña Angulo, 25, certainly one of 15 suspected Venezuelan migrant gang members captured Wednesday, crossed the U.S. border illegally in 2023 however was launched due to overcrowded ICE amenities, sources mentioned.
As soon as launched, Angulo apparently contacted 23-year-old Denier Aramillo Meneses, who additionally entered the U.S. illegally and was launched as a consequence of overcrowding. Meneses is now additionally a suspect within the videotaped theft of the Aurora, sources mentioned.
The Venezuelan couple’s journey took them from Colorado – the place they’re needed on warrants together with 4 different males within the armed takeover – to the Bronx, the place a community of NYPD cops and US Homeland Safety Investigations brokers arrested them early Wednesday.
The explanation Angulo was not deported — regardless of a decide’s order in February — stays unclear, as does whether or not he truly appeared in immigration courtroom, sources mentioned.
Tren de Aragua’s takedown stems from a six-month investigation into the brutal gang’s crimes, together with a drug ring that ran from the Bronx to decrease Manhattan, sources mentioned.
To date, sources have solely confirmed to The Put up that Angulo and Meneses are additionally linked to the Aurora condominium scandal. Members of the brutal jail gang TdA have taken over above apartment blocks in the city, turning them into violent, crime-riddled headquarters.
Each males had been arrested whereas in Colorado for unrelated crimes, sources mentioned. Angulo was picked up in March by Westminster police for shoplifting, whereas Meneses confronted housebreaking in August, in response to sources.
After the arrest within the Bronx, sources confirmed the identities of 4 different Tren de Aragua members who had been taken into custody. At the least two are mentioned to have had run-ins with native legislation enforcement throughout their temporary keep within the US.
NYPD cops arrested John Kennedy Bravo-Castro, 27, on theft and resisting arrest fees Nov. 16 earlier than he was launched pending prosecution, sources mentioned.
He was apprehended by Border Patrol in El Paso, Texas in February of this 12 months and processed for expedited elimination from the US, in response to sources.
An immigration decide in Aurora, Colo., in April ordered Bravo-Castro deported, however for undisclosed causes he remained within the U.S., sources mentioned.
Carlos Civico Medina, 24, was additionally arrested by NYPD cops in September 2023. on suspicion of theft and legal possession of stolen property, sources mentioned.
The Bronx bust additionally ensnared Carlos Medina Rodriguez, 26, and Angel Jose Hernandez Hernandez, 21, sources advised The Put up.
The group is alleged to have traded variety of drugs — together with heroin, faux weed and the artificial drug Tussi — and was concerned in bank card fraud and violence, sources advised The Put up.
Cops additionally recovered an arsenal of semi-automatic weapons throughout the raid, together with three assault rifles, sources mentioned.
The federal indictment towards the Tren de Aragua suspects remained sealed as of Friday.
Each Angulo and Meneses are being held within the Orange County Jail, sources mentioned.
