Two suspected members of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua and wanted by Aurora police were arrested in New York this week.
As per a representative from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Denyeer Aramillo Meneses, aged 23, and Edison Pena Angulo, aged 25, were located by investigators from the Department of Homeland Security on November 27 and are currently being held in ICE custody.
Steve Kotecki, the Public Affairs Officer, stated, “Denyeer Aramillo Meneses, 23, and Edison Pena Angulo, 25, are Venezuelan citizens residing unlawfully in the country and are identified members of the transnational criminal group Tren de Aragua. Pena was encountered by U.S. Border Patrol in El Paso, Texas on April 29, 2023, after he illegally crossed the border. He was given a notice to appear by USBP and was released on his own recognizance on May 3, 2023. Subsequently, he was apprehended by the Westminster Police Department in Colorado on local charges.”
According to ICE, Meneses was arrested on September 10, 2023 by USBP after crossing the border in El Paso.
Aurora
Additional arrest warrants issued for 2 suspects in viral Aurora apartment video
Reports from Denver7 had previously indicated that Aurora police had issued warrants for the arrests of both individuals who were reportedly captured in a viral video along with a group of armed men knocking on doors within an apartment complex.
The warrants included charges of first-degree burglary and menacing with a firearm, according to the Aurora Police Department. Their whereabouts were unknown, Denver7 first reported in October.
Police said Pena-Angulo and Aramillo-Meneses were among four others who were seen on video with guns inside The Edge at Lowry Complex apartments on Aug. 18, just minutes before 25-year-old Oswaldo Jose Dabion Araujo wasfatally shot at the complex.
Denver7’s Robert Garrison contributed to this report.
