Usually, Sunday night clubbing in San Antonio ends with tacos and some bad decisions. But this one ended with FBI zip ties and flash bangs. What transpired was that more than 150 people were arrested in a massive, multi-agency raid on an unauthorized nightclub near Basse Road and San Pedro Avenue. This happens to be a spot that locals say has been operating in the shadows.
That is, until the FBI, Homeland Security, and 12 other agencies decided to visit it!
Some videos captured by nearby food truck owner Genesis Valadez show agents storming the property, zip-tying and dragging some people to the ground before knocking down a surveillance camera. That made it clear that nobody was escaping unnoticed. Federal officials (including those from the FBI) say 27 of those arrested are tied to Tren de Aragua, a notorious Venezuelan gang operating across Latin America, which is now under hawk-eyed scrutiny by the US government…