The City of Aurora Colorado on Wednesday confirmed "components" of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) are operating in the community but claim reports of TdA influence "are isolated."
TdA gang activity is believed to have been caught on surveillance camera in an Aurora apartment building showing armed men moving throughout the complex.
UPDATE: The city and Aurora Police Department, as previously stated, established a special task force in collaboration with other local, state and federal partners to specifically address concerns about Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) and other criminal activity affecting… pic.twitter.com/ytAhIcBxy0
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Cindy and Edward Romero lived in that apartment building until Wednesday. FOX31 interviewed them.
“It’s been a nightmare and I can’t wait to get out of here,” former resident Cindy Romero said.
Fox31 also reported that the couple’s car was riddled with bullets after a shootout at the complex earlier in the month.
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The Romeros say the trouble started when a large number of migrants began moving in.
Aurora City Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky said in an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital that "without a doubt that there is sex trafficking now going on" in relationship to TdA's activities in the city.
"This is organized. They patrol the property with guns visibly, like they're not trying to hide them. There's no repercussion. These are ghosts," said one resident who spoke with Fox News Digital on the condition of anonymity.
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