Terrifying sign bloodthirsty migrant gang Tren de Aragua is expanding in the US after Colorado apartment raid

Daily Mail​

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Migrant super gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) has taken over another apartment complex in a terrifying sign it is growing and recruiting across the country.
The vicious criminal organization with deep ties to Venezuela is so dangerous Donald Trump has labelled its members terrorists.
The White House has promised to eradicate the thugs, but they are fighting back by adding Americans to their ranks.
This time, TdA, as the Venezuelan thugs are known, are adding to their numbers, recruiting Americans to join their ranks under the eye of the President Donald Trump, who promised to eradicate them while running for office last year.
Nearly six months after the Republican was sworn into office, police in Aurora, Colorado came forward Monday to announce the South American mafia is up to its old tricks, but this time in a new place.
June 9 video of at least four armed gangsters pounding on the doors of units in an attempt to collect bribe money or 'rent' from innocent victims was made public by the police chief.
Under President Joe Biden, at least three apartment complexes were taken over by TdA in the Denver suburb.
Last August, a viral video of TdA thugs storming a unit at the Edge of Lowry apartment made the gang a household name across the country.
The Daily Mail exclusively reported that additional rentals had been taken over in Denver and in other parts of Colorado.
Additionally, at least four properties fell under the control of TdA in San Antonio, Texas, as Daily Mail exclusively reported in September.
In all the mob-controlled properties, the criminal Venezuelans extorted the mostly legal migrants who live in the units, demanding payment in exchange for safety.
'This might sound like deja vu,' Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain said during a press conference Monday.
'This shows armed individuals threatening an apartment in an apartment complex here in the Aurora area. The scene is very reminiscent of the TdA (Tren de Aragua) gang takeover that occurred last year and gained national attention.'
While Chief Chamberlain stopped short of confirming the criminals in the video are TdA, he added he was fairly certain that's who the gang bangers are linked to.
'When you look at that criminal history of the TdA, the way they acted, what they did, it's very consistent of what we see here,' he explained.
The newest property to become overrun by Venezuelan criminals, Innovation at Fitz, has been having problems since late last year, with the danger escalating in February or March, the cops revealed.
There have been 12 separate incidents at the apartment complex since August, including at least six shootings, two kidnappings were residents were forced into a unit against their will, and empty apartment units where Venezuelan squatters had taken over.
'You name it, there's been a lot of violence," apartment resident Terry Rhoades told local station Denver 7.
Two of the 19 individuals arrested during the Oct. 19 raid at the Palatia Apartments in San Antonio where authorities say Tren de Aragua had been operating
'Matter of fact, it was just a couple of days ago where I heard gunshots and I see people running to the other complex over here.'
One man had been charged in connection with the video, however eight other suspects are still on the run, police announced.
Larry Galbreath, 23, has been charged with felony menacing with a firearm and violating a protection order.
'Larry actually mentioned that he was tattooed by one of the Venezuelan individuals that were inside one of the locations,' the chief revealed.
Galbreath told police that the gangsters he was working with were usually high on Tussi, a combination of cocaine and ketamine that has been called the 'calling card of TdA.'
Most of the victims are other Venezuelans, who the police chief described as sometimes reluctant to come forward.