SAN ANTONIO (KWTX) — Federal authorities arrested 143 people in a Nov. 16 operation targeting criminal activity near San Pedro Avenue, with 51 confirmed members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua among those detained, according to the FBI San Antonio Field Office.

The operation focused on 5939 San Pedro Avenue, an area authorities said had become a gathering point for individuals linked to TdA and other criminal elements involved in drug distribution, illegal weapons possession and human trafficking.

The arrests were part of the newly established Homeland Security Task Force - South Texas, announced last week by the FBI San Antonio Field Office and Homeland Security Investigations San Antonio Field Office. The task force serves as a model for combating threats from transnational crimi

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