{"id":169048,"date":"2025-04-29T09:05:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T13:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=169048"},"modified":"2025-04-28T18:08:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T22:08:28","slug":"active-military-members-among-those-detained-at-underground-colorado-nightclub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=169048","title":{"rendered":"Active military members among those detained at underground Colorado nightclub"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Soldiers-dancing-in-a-nightclub-in-Columbia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-141027\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Soldiers-dancing-in-a-nightclub-in-Columbia-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Soldiers-dancing-in-a-nightclub-in-Columbia-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Soldiers-dancing-in-a-nightclub-in-Columbia-333x333.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Soldiers-dancing-in-a-nightclub-in-Columbia-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Soldiers-dancing-in-a-nightclub-in-Columbia-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Soldiers-dancing-in-a-nightclub-in-Columbia.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A multi-agency enforcement operation raided an unauthorized nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Over 200 people were at the &#8220;club&#8221; including 114 illegal aliens and some active-duty military members. Drugs, weapons, and prostitutes were also at the club during the bust. Mike Moon, the property owner containing the space being used as a club, said he had no idea what was happening in that space.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>From ABC News:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Officials said among those that were detained were active-duty military members. DEA Special Agent in Charge Jonathan Pullen said that alleged members of gangs, including Tren de Aragua and MS-13, were present at the venue.<\/p>\n<p>At approximately 3:45 a.m. on Sunday, officials conducted a &#8220;multi-agency enforcement operation&#8221; at what they called an underground nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The DEA&#8217;s Rocky Mountain Division posted a video on X showing the operation underway on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Of the hundreds of people inside the nightclub, at least 114 were migrants that DEA officials said were in the country illegally. They are now in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody.<\/p>\n<p>Close to 300 people were inside the nightclub and 114 illegal migrants were taken into custody, with most from Central and South America, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Drugs and weapons have also been seized at this underground nightclub,&#8221; the DEA&#8217;s Rocky Mountain Division said on X.<\/p>\n<p>The operation was led by the DEA and involved around 10 federal agencies along with the local sheriff&#8217;s department, officials said. The investigation took several months and included undercover operations, officials said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Hat tip to HT3 for mentioning this on the other thread.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Barr, L., Presha, A., Morris, E., &amp; Forrester, M. (2025, April 27). Over 200 people detained, including military members, at unlicensed nightclub in Colorado, DEA says. <em>ABC News<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/200-people-detained-including-military-members-unlicensed-nightclub\/story?id=121219378\">Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A multi-agency enforcement operation raided an unauthorized nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado. 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