OAN Staff Blake Wolf
5:35 PM – Thursday, June 19, 2025
76 individuals, including suspected Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang-affiliated illegal aliens, were arrested by law enforcement officials following a two-month operation, which also saw the seizure of hundreds of illegal firearms and close to fifty pounds of illicit drugs.
The operation, dubbed “Operation Showdown,” was the result of collaboration from local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies — taking place in Fort Worth, Texas.
“Our intention was to reduce violent crime in Fort Worth, Texas,” stated Acting U.S. Attorney Nancy Larson for the Northern District of Texas. “The removal of 76 gun and drug traffickers from the streets will have a lasting impact on this city,” she added. “They are no longer out there pedaling their guns and their drugs, which would have led to more and more crime.”
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56 of the individuals arrested are now facing federal drug charges for allegedly trafficking mass amounts of cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl. In addition, all of the…
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