What were federal agents doing inside a Brooklyn self-storage facility? That’s the question local residents and politicians asked Tuesday.

The fear of an ICE raid in Sunset Park on Dec. 2 led to concerned New Yorkers and even elected officials racing to a warehouse at 50th Street and 1st Avenue to prevent detainments; however, law enforcement officials told amNewYork the operation had nothing to do with local ICE detainments and instead focused on a serious criminal matter.

The scene unfolded after 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 2 at the Sunset Self Storage facility. There, observers saw a van marked with DHS and a vest thrown over the back seat, reading "Customs and Border Protection." Inside the business, members of the NYPD Detective Bureau were spotted with federal agents moving large boxes and s

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