More than 300 law enforcement officers from 13 federal, state, and local agencies busted an illegal after-hours nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado, at the end of April, arresting 104 illegal aliens.
“Under President [Donald] Trump and [Homeland Security Secretary Kristi] Noem, the days of unchecked cartel violence are over,” Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, told The Daily Signal.
Among the more than 100 illegal aliens Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested were “suspected members of the Sinaloa Cartel,” McLaughlin said.
The operation “was part of an investigation into drug- and sex-trafficking networks,” she added.
The Department of Homeland Security reports that law enforcement seized large quantities of drugs in the raid, including cocaine, pink cocaine, and methamphetamine. Authorities also apprehended 12 guns.
The illegal aliens arrested are in ICE Enforcement & Removal Operations custody pending removal proceedings.
The DHS provided The Daily Signal with photos and background ICE compiled on six of the criminal illegal aliens arrested.
Robles is 38 and from Mexico and currently “has convictions for dangerous drugs possession and heroin smuggling,” according to Denver’s Enforcement & Removal Operations.
Hernandez, 26, is from Cuba and is facing pending charges for theft of between $100,000 to $1,000,000 and “assault-2 drugging a victim.” ERO Denver issued her a Notice to Appear, and she will remain in custody pending her immigration proceedings.
Barajas, 28, according to ERO Denver, is suspected of supplying drugs to the underground nightclub in Colorado Springs. A citizen of Mexico, he is also believed to be a member of the Sinaloa Cartel.
Bordado, 45, is from Cuba and, according to ERO Denver, claims to be part of “a Cuban group dealing with credit card skimming, fuel theft, and illegal marijuana growth in Colorado.”
Martinez, a 34-year-old from Cuba, was paroled into the U.S. in 2022 and was given a notice to appear, but never reported to an ICE office. According to ERO Denver, he has a criminal rap sheet that includes an active case for robbery, harassment, and theft.
Izaguirre, 33, is a citizen of Mexico. Authorities do not know when he entered the U.S., but was taken into ICE custody in 2010 and again in 2014. An immigration judge granted him voluntary departure, but he did not leave the U.S. He “has been convicted of interfering with a judicial proceeding and arrested for DUI-Liquor/Drugs/Vapors/Combo,” according to ERO Denver.