Suspected Venezuelan gang member arrested in Raleigh
OUT BEFORE WE'RE BACK TO
SHOWERS FOR THE WEEKEND.
NEW TONIGHT, IMMIGRATIONS
OFFICERS ARRESTED A SUSPECTED
MEMBER OF A VENEZUELAN GANG
IN RALEIGH. HELLO, EVERYONE.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
MORGAN AND I'M GERALD OWENS.
RICARDO, WHEN A DEAL, PADILLA
IS ALSO A SUSPECT IN A MASS
SHOOTING IN CHICAGO.
>> WR SESAME PATTERSON JOINS US
LIVE FROM THE WAKE COUNTY
PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER YESTERDAY.
HIS ARREST COMES JUST DAYS
BEFORE FEDERAL AUTHORITIES.
>> ANNOUNCED A NEW INITIATIVE
TO CRACK DOWN ON THIS GAME.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. GOING TO DEO
IS LISTED HERE ON THE WAKE
COUNTY SHERIFF'S WEBSITE UNDER
A FEDERAL HOLD. AUTHORITIES
BELIEVE THAT HE'S A PART OF THE
TREND DAY. A LOT
OF LAW GROUP AND THE GANG AND
NOW U.S. AND CANADIAN FORCES
ARE WORKING TOGETHER WITH THE
HOPES TO DISMANTLE AND REMOVE
THE GANG FROM BOTH COUNTRIES.
>> ACCORDING TO IMMIGRATION
AGENTS, RICARDO GRAND IN THE
OPEN ILLEGALLY ENTER THE U.S.
NEAR EL PASO IN 2022. SINCE
MISSING AND IMMIGRATION
APPOINTMENT LAST SEPTEMBER,
HE'S BEEN ABLE TO DODGE LAW
ENFORCEMENT SATURDAY. AGENTS
FOUND HIM HERE IN RALEIGH.
THEY ALSO FOUND A HANDGUN AMMO
AND 10 OTHER PEOPLE FROM
VENEZUELA WHO ARE HERE
ILLEGALLY.
>> WHY RALLY? THE RALLY IS A
MAJOR TRANSIT POINT. IT ALWAYS
HAS BEEN FOR DRUG TRAFFICKERS.
AND BECAUSE OF IT 5 AND I-95
PASSING THROUGH.
>> AND NEARBY ICE GRANTED IS A
SUSPECTED MEMBER OF THE TREND
AND AGGREGATING RETIRED FBI
AGENT CHRIS WEBBER SAYS THE
GROUP HAS EXPANDED ITS REACH
YET. THEY HAVE SPREAD OUT
ACROSS THE GLOBE.
>> PRIMARILY IN SOUTH AMERICA,
UP TO PANAMA, TO MEXICO, INTO
THE U.S. AND HER PULL.
WASHINGTON AND CANADA ARE
WORKING TOGETHER TO FIGHT WHAT
THEY CALL ONE OF THE WORLD'S
MOST DANGEROUS TRANSNATIONAL
CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, EXTREMELY
VIOLENT.
>> THEY HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE IN
THIS COUNTRY. JUST THIS WEEK,
THE U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
ANNOUNCE ARRESTS OF OTHER
MEMBERS OF THE GANG IN
TENNESSEE. THEY'RE FACING
SEPARATE CHARGES FIGHTING THE
THREATS POSED BY THESE
ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH RECENT
COORDINATED EFFORTS ACROSS THE
UNITED STATES.
>> HAS RESULTED IN THE ARREST
OF NUMEROUS MEMBERS OF TVA AND
MS 13. IN A STATEMENT, THE
DIRECTOR OF INTERPOL,
WASHINGTON SAID, QUOTE, BY
BRINGING OUR COMBINED LAW
ENFORCEMENT RESOURCES TO BEAR
THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA
HAVE ENSURED THAT THE GANG WILL
FIND NO SAFE HARBOR AND EITHER
OF OUR NATIONS.
>> FEDERAL AUTHORITIES SAY THAT
THESE GROUPS THAT THREATEN
SECURITY IN THE AMERICAS AT
THIS POINT, WE'RE STILL WORKING
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT POSSIBLY
WHAT SHOOTING HE MAY HAVE BEEN
INVOLVED IN IN CHICAGO AND THE
CIRCUMSTANCES AROUND HIS
ARRESTS HERE IN NORTH CAROLINA.