A number of lively responsibility army members working as armed safety for an unlawful alien gang underground nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado had been busted throughout a DEA raid early Sunday morning; a number of different lively responsibility army members patronizing the membership had been additionally detained in line with a press release to reporters by DEA Rocky Mountain Subject Division Particular Agent in Cost John Pullen. All informed, over a dozen lively responsibility service members had been reportedly detained on the membership. Pullen mentioned that among the army working safety had been concerned in prison exercise on the membership.
Display screen picture from video beneath displaying varied federal and native regulation enforcement companies concerned within the raid.
200+ inside an underground nightclub in CO Springs had their unlawful social gathering upended this am.#DEA RMFD, @ERODenver, @FBIDenver, @ATF_Denver, @HSIDenver, @CSPDPIO, @EPCSheriff & others seized medicine/weapons. 100+ illegals arrested. pic.twitter.com/L5FOOyAlX3
— DEARockyMountain (@DEAROCKYMTNDiv) April 27, 2025
Pullen mentioned “important drug trafficking, prostitution” and “crimes of violence” passed off on the membership and that weapons and medicines had been seized throughout the raid. Out of over 200 hundred individuals on the membership, over 100 unlawful aliens had been arrested and are being held by ICE.
Pullen mentioned the raid was the results of a months lengthy undercover investigation and that Tren de Aragua, MS-13 and Hells Angels gang members had been noticed on the membership throughout the investigation. Pullen couldn’t instantly affirm if any gang members had been detained within the raid.
Pullen: “So that is an underground unlawful nightclub, okay? And what was occurring inside was important drug trafficking, prostitution, um, crimes of violence, we seized quite a few weapons in there. We had lively uh responsibility service members who had been uh, working safety on the membership and concerned in a few of these crimes. Um, and in reality we had uh, over 100 unlawful aliens inside as effectively and people over 100 unlawful aliens had been taken into custody by ICE.”
Reporter: “Lively responsibility service members serving to as safety right here, are you able to elaborate on that in any respect?”
Pullen: “So it’s an ongoing investigation however um, we had over a dozen lively responsibility service members within the, within the membership tonight both as patrons or working as armed safety.”
Reporter: “What number of of these had been detained and, and what are they going through proper now?”
Pullen: “So, Military CID was certainly one of our companions out right here they usually’re going to work with us on what the subsequent steps for these lively responsibility service members seems to be like.”
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Reporter: “Jonathan, you talked about ‘the investigation is ongoing’, however discuss to me about, discuss to us in regards to the significance of lively responsibility army being investigated for drug associated crimes at this location.”
Pullen: “Sure, it’s clearly regarding to have lively responsibility army concerned. Um, we’re working with our companions at Military CID on that piece. Um, clearly the place we’re right here within the Springs there’s loads of army bases right here so it’s not essentially stunning, um, however we’re going to take that very severely.”
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Reporter: “Actual fast, are you able to affirm if these lively responsibility had been associated to Fort Carson?”
Pullen: “I can not.”
Transcribed by TGP.
Video excerpt posted by KMGH-TV:
WATCH: DEA Particular Agent in Cost Jonathan Pullen describes the federal operation this morning at an unlawful nightclub in Colorado Springs. Some lively responsibility army, in addition to gang members and many individuals within the U.S. illegally, had been amongst these detained. pic.twitter.com/21PrvrBU7m
— Denver7 Information (@DenverChannel) April 27, 2025
Video of full briefing posted by KMGH:
UPDATE: Fox News reported on the standing of the service members (excerpt):
A few dozen U.S. active-duty service members had been additionally discovered on the membership, particular DEA Rocky Mountain agent Jonathan Pullen informed a number of retailers. The service members had been contained in the membership as patrons or working as armed safety.
“I believe that everyone that goes right into a nightclub at 3 o’clock within the morning is aware of what they’re stepping into,” Pullen mentioned to Denver 7. “The lively responsibility servicemembers who had been there shall be handled by Military CID [Criminal Investigation Division]. They had been on scene with us, and they’re companions on this investigation.”
DEA Rocky Mountain confirmed to Fox Information that these lively responsibility service members discovered on the membership have to date been detained and will not be beneath arrest right now.
