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https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/04\/27\/us\/colorado-springs-ice-raid-club<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than 100 immigrants, allegedly in the country illegally, were detained in Colorado Springs after an overnight raid at what authorities described as an underground nightclub in a strip mall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat was happening inside was significant drug trafficking, prostitution, crimes of violence,\u201d Jonathan C. Pullen, the Special Agent in Charge at the DEA Rocky Mountain Division, said at a news conference Sunday morning. \u201cWe seized a number of guns in there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over a dozen active-duty military members were also at the club during the raid, and federal officials said some were working at the illicit operation. \u201cWe had active-duty service members who were running security at the club and involved in some of these crimes,\u201d Pullen said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authorities also found drugs at the underground club, including cocaine and so-called pink cocaine, also known as \u201ctusi<\/a>,\u201d Pullen said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The nightclub had been under surveillance by the DEA and partner agencies for \u201ca number of months,\u201d according to Pullen, who said authorities documented drug trafficking, prostitution, and the presence of alleged members from the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, MS-13, and the Hells Angels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t have the information about whether those members were there tonight, but we\u2019re still working through a lot of that, because we have so many people in custody,\u201d Pullen said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cColorado Springs is waking up to a safer city this Sunday morning,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hundreds of agents across over 10 federal agencies participated in the raid, Pullen said. Agents from the FBI, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms, the Department of Homeland Security and local law enforcement joined in carrying out the operation, the DEA said on X.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DEA special agents announced their presence prior to entering the nightclub and occupants were given multiple warnings to come out, the Rocky Mountain Field Division said on X<\/a>. \u201c200 people were inside \u2013 at least 114 in the US illegally. In addition, more than a dozen active duty military were patrons or security guards,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those believed to be in the US illegally were taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Pullen said, while the active-duty service members were handed over to the US Army Criminal Investigation Division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Video posted online by the DEA Sunday morning showed federal officers breaking a large front window of a nondescript building as people fled through the door into the night, only to be stopped by additional armed federal agents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other DEA video shows agents addressing occupants from outside the building: \u201cThis is the police with a search warrant demanding entry. Exit the front door one at a time with nothing in your hands, held high above your head.\u201d The message was followed by instructions in Spanish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attorney General Pamela Bondi posted on X <\/a>that two people had been arrested on outstanding warrants during the raid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTrump\u2019s directive to make America safe again is achieving results!\u201d she posted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNN has reached out to ICE for more details on the Colorado Springs raid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A spokesperson for Army Criminal Investigations Division told CNN that it was conducting a joint investigation with the DEA, which was the lead agency. \u201cAs this is an ongoing investigation, we are unable to provide additional information at this time,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

President Donald Trump praised the raid, saying on TruthSocial<\/a> it had targeted some of the worst people in the US, whom he alleged judges are reluctant to deport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alongside a video of agents entering the building, President Trump wrote: \u201cA big Raid last night on some of the worst people illegally in our Country \u2014 Drug Dealers, Murderers, and other Violent Criminals, of all shapes and sizes, and Judges don\u2019t want to send them back to where they came from. If we don\u2019t win this battle at the Supreme Court, our Country, as we know it, is FINISHED! It will be a Crime ridden MESS. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade, who was elected as an independent, also lauded the effort<\/a> on Sunday, saying: \u201cCriminal activity of any kind, from anyone, will not be tolerated in Colorado Springs. This investigation and the execution of these warrants are the result of clear evidence of serious criminal conduct.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The office of Colorado Governor Jared Polis, a Democrat, expressed support for cracking down on illegal drugs and firearms, writing in a statement<\/a> to CNN affiliate KRDO: \u201cGovernor Polis is focused on making Colorado safer for everyone, and that includes cracking down on illegal drugs and firearms. We await the details from the DEA and federal government on this action.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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