Four members of the killer Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua tried to sneak across the border by blending in with a group of asylum-seekers New Year’s Eve, but they couldn’t fool Texas cops, officials say.
The gangbangers — including a suspected high-ranking member — illegally crossed into Eagle Pass with about 22 migrants from Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Venezuela, telling state police they were bound for San Antonio, authorities said.
They were held as officials checked their backgrounds, and within days, state troopers were able to identify the four as TdA members through interviews, their gang tattoos and searches of their social media accounts, authorities said.
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