One local business owner is pessimistic about the effectiveness of an undercover operation targeting street crimes on the Northeast Side.

Luis Felipe Torres owns a gym located in the area where the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office conducted an undercover operation to crackdown on prostitution, illegal drugs and gang activity this week.

It was one of many operations conducted since July after the Sheriff’s Office received complaints from members of the community, according to Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar.

Torres says he has made multiple police reports after witnessing an assortment of crimes play out near his business.

“I have had encounters with people, armed (and) unarmed,” Torres said. “These people are dangerous, with machetes, guns.”

KSAT 12 rode alongside detectives Thursday

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