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Multi-agency operation nabs 33 gang members in border town of Uvalde

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Border Patrol agents have been arresting violent criminals who crossed the border illegally. Many have tattoos of images of “La Santa Muerte,� or the “Saint of Death,� and other images of violence, death and gang affiliation.

Thirty-three members of violent gangs were arrested as part of a multi-agency operation targeting transnational and organized crime in the border town of Uvalde, Texas, and surrounding area in Uvalde County.

“Gang violence has no place here in Texas, we will bring the full force of justice down on these famous criminals,� Gov. Greg Abbott said when directing Texas Department of Public Safety to surge resources there to root out organized crime in September 2022.





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