Texas Border City Hotel Shut Down After Alleged Tren de Aragua Gang Activity

A Texas judge shut down a hotel in the border city of El Paso following reports from city officials regarding criminal activity involving the Tren de Aragua Venezuelan gang. City officials complained in a lawsuit against the owners of the Gateway Hotel after responding to nearly 700 calls for service to the address.

The El Paso County Attorney’s Office filed a lawsuit against the owners of the Gateway Hotel, alleging the property owners have been operating the hotel without a valid certificate of occupancy for approximately six years, the El Paso Times reported. The lawsuit seeks to shut down the operation of the hotel on the basis of public nuisance laws after police received 693 calls for service to the property.

“There should be concern due to the establishment and rise of the Venezuelan Criminal Organization ‘Tren de Aragua’ at the Gateway Hotel. We discovered several Venezuelans have the tattoo identifiers of Tren de Aragua.”

Court records show that El Paso Police Department officials alleged the “hotel has become a hub for suspected gang activity, particularly members of the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua,” the Times article stated.

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(Hermit Note: Remember the story out of Aurora, Colorado couple weeks back of this exact same type of scenario? More proof this is a problem that will literally migrate to your area code sooner or later. Prepare Accordingly.)