A Tren de Aragua goon arrested in a serious New York Metropolis drug and gun bust had been ordered deported by an immigration decide in February — months earlier than he allegedly took half in an armed Aurora, Colorado residence invasion, The Put up has realized.
Edison Pena Angulo, 25, one in all 15 suspected members of the Venezuelan migrant gang nabbed Wednesday, had illegally crossed the US border in 2023 however was turned free due to overcrowded ICE amenities, sources revealed.
As soon as free, Angulo apparently linked up with Denyeer Aramillo Meneses, 23, who likewise had entered the US illegally and bought freed due to overcrowding. Meneses is now additionally a suspect within the caught-on-video Aurora housebreaking, sources mentioned.
The Venezuelan pair’s path 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 dragnet of NYPD cops and US Homeland Safety Investigation brokers busted them early Wednesday.
The rationale why Angulo wasn’t deported — regardless of the decide’s February order — remained unclear, as did whether or not he truly confirmed as much as immigration courtroom, sources mentioned.
The Tren de Aragua takedown sprang from a six-month investigation into the violent gang’s crimes, together with a drug ring working 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 residence brouhaha. Members of the violent TdA jail gang have taken over residence buildings within the metropolis, turning them into violent, crime-ridden headquarters.
Each males have been arrested throughout their time in Colorado for unrelated crimes, sources mentioned. Angulo was nabbed in March by Westminster police for shoplifting, whereas Meneses confronted a housebreaking rap in August, in line with sources.,
For the reason that Bronx bust, sources have confirmed the identities of 4 different Tren de Aragua members who have been rounded up. Not less than two have allegedly run afoul of native legislation enforcement throughout their quick time within the US.
NYPD cops arrested Jhonkennedy Bravo-Castro, 27, on larceny and resisting arrest costs Nov. 16, earlier than he was launched pending prosecution, sources mentioned.
He had been apprehended by Border Patrol in El Paso, Texas in February this yr and processed for expedited elimination from the US, in line with sources.
An immigration decide in Aurora, Colorado, in April ordered Bravo-Castro deported, however for causes that stay unclear he remained within the US, sources mentioned.
Carlos Chivico Medina, 24, was additionally arrested by NYPD cops in September 2023 on suspicion of larceny and felony possession of stolen property, sources mentioned.
The Bronx bust additionally ensnared Carlos Medina Rodriguez, 26, and Angel Jose Hernandez Hernandez, 21, sources informed The Put up.
The group allegedly peddled quite a lot of medicine — together with heroin, faux weed and the artificial drug Tussi — and dabbled in bank card fraud and violence, sources have informed The Put up.
Cops additionally discovered an arsenal of semi-automatic weapons in the course of the raid, together with three assault rifles, sources mentioned.
The federal indictment in opposition to the Tren de Aragua suspects remained sealed as of Friday.
Each Angulo and Meneses are in custody at Orange County Correctional Facility, sources mentioned.
