{"id":65631,"date":"2025-11-26T07:25:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T07:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/65631\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T07:25:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T07:25:13","slug":"143-arrested-in-major-tren-de-aragua-gang-sweep-in-san-antonio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/65631\/","title":{"rendered":"143 arrested in major Tren de Aragua gang sweep in San Antonio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">SAN ANTONIO (KWTX) \u2014 Federal authorities arrested 143 people in a Nov. 16 operation targeting criminal activity near San Pedro Avenue, with 51 confirmed members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua among those detained, according to the FBI San Antonio Field Office.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"143 arrested in major Tren de Aragua gang sweep in San Antonio\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/QWTLTFOC5BAR5MP4A4QXZMFSRE.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"735\" \/>143 arrested in major Tren de Aragua gang sweep in San Antonio(FBI San Antonio)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The operation focused on 5939 San Pedro Avenue, an area authorities said had become a gathering point for individuals linked to TdA and other criminal elements involved in drug distribution, illegal weapons possession and human trafficking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The arrests were part of the newly established Homeland Security Task Force &#8211; South Texas, announced last week by the FBI San Antonio Field Office and Homeland Security Investigations San Antonio Field Office. The task force serves as a model for combating threats from transnational criminal organizations, according to the FBI.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"143 arrested in major Tren de Aragua gang sweep in San Antonio\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/6FQ2DEA46ZAVPFDHHSAIVZ7DTQ.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"641\" \/>143 arrested in major Tren de Aragua gang sweep in San Antonio(FBI San Antonio)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Texas Department of Public Safety assisted in executing a state search warrant at the location. All 143 individuals were taken into ICE custody for immigration proceedings, according to the FBI.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The detained individuals included 98 Venezuelans, 21 Hondurans, 14 Mexicans, 4 Cubans, 2 Ecuadorians, and one each from Nicaragua, Peru, Guatemala and El Salvador, the FBI said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Twenty-five of those arrested had criminal histories in the United States, including 13 felonies and 12 misdemeanors, according to the FBI.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cTransnational criminal organizations have driven violence into communities across the country making it nearly impossible for many to avoid the impacts of drug-related criminal enterprises and related criminal activity,\u201d the FBI said in a statement. \u201cIt is essential that we work collaboratively to confront these threats early while upholding the rule of law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2025 KWTX. 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