A Joint federal operation conducted in the Washington, D.C., Metro area led to the arrest of 14 members of the notorious Venezuelan Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang. According to Michael W. Banks, Chief of the United States Border Patrol, authorities also arrested one illegal alien suspected of being a member of the Salvadoran Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang.
On Friday, Banks announced the results of the operation that specifically targeted suspected gang members involved in ongoing criminal activity. In addition to the 15 illegal aliens suspected of being members of the TdA and MS-13 gangs, one firearm was recovered. The operation into gang activity in the nation’s capital involved agents from the United States Border Patrol Special Operations Group (BORTAC) and the Border Patrol’s National Gang Unit.
Banks said the operation was coordinated with the FBI and DHS’s Homeland…
