A group of eight undocumented immigrants found crouching with their children in the basement of a New York City apartment building are on the hook for drugs and weapons after police found ketamine, cocaine and a gun in their home, sources said. He has been indicted on charges.
New York City police arrested the migrants on Wednesday after authorities were called to a Bronx apartment shortly after 10 p.m. on reports of a person holding a gun, police said.
When police arrived, they found a man pointing a gun at someone in the driveway of an apartment at 3259 Hull Avenue, NYPD Sergeant John Chell told the New York Post. However, the suspect fled when police approached and took refuge in the basement of the building.
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A group of eight illegal immigrants were found living in a Bronx apartment and have been charged with firearms and other charges. (WNYW)
Officers allegedly chased and tackled the man, later identified as Hector Desousa Villalta, 24, of Venezuela, who was arrested last year on attempted murder charges and later released.
While police were strangling Desousa Villalta, Javier Alborno, 22, also from Venezuela, tried to sneak out of the same basement with a handgun under his arm. But the officers saw him and also handcuffed him, Chell added. Alborno is no stranger to law enforcement, having been arrested and charged with possessing a loaded firearm in September.
A search of the basement of the apartment found two additional guns and a large amount of controlled substances, police said.
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The newspaper quoted Chell as saying the weapons included a “ghost gun”, three extended magazines, a box of ammunition, a bag of ketamine and a bag of ketamine mixed with cocaine.
Police also found a 7-year-old child inside the apartment. New York City police could not reveal the identity of the child’s parents.
Fox News officials said the eight suspects, many from South American countries, were all squatting inside the house.
Video from the scene shows trash bags, chairs, mattresses and other items strewn across the property’s backyard. There is also an inflatable pool partially filled with water and a moped next to the house. A wheelchair was also visible at the entrance.
The backyard contains trash bags, chairs, mattresses, and other items. (WNYW)
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Neighbor Alfred Munoz described what he saw.
“There were a lot of people, a lot of young people, a lot of bikes,” Munoz told WNYW. “At one point, there were seven or eight bikes parked behind me.”
Documents seen by Fox News Digital show the landlord moved to evict the tenant in October after the building’s lease ended on Oct. 13, but the tenant’s name was not disclosed. I haven’t done it. It is unclear whether people are still squatting in the house.
A total of eight people were arrested in connection with last week’s incident, including one woman and 20-year-old Yoesie Pino Castillo. The remaining men with collars are Yervin Rosado-Muñoz, 25, Yojailo Martinez, 42, Mikel Vermondes-Barrios, 31, Jefferson Orlando Abloh, 39, and Johan.・It was Cárdenas Silva (35 years old).
All eight were charged with criminal possession of a weapon, possession of a controlled substance and child endangerment, police said.
The backyard of the property was littered with used items and trash. (WNYW)
DeSousa Villalta, who allegedly brandished a gun last Wednesday, was released without bail even though the Bronx District Attorney’s Office told Fox News that prosecutors had asked for $150,000 bail. Ta.
The paper said Chell allegedly shot a fellow immigrant in the leg during an argument over a woman in Yonkers in August 2023, but the attempted murder failed after the victim refused to cooperate. .
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The Bronx Police Department said Alborno was still in custody as of Tuesday, although police said he had a gun on him Wednesday night.
Alborno was charged with possessing a loaded firearm in September and was released after the incident despite the Bronx District Attorney’s request for $10,000 bail, the newspaper reported, citing Chell. Ta.
Vermondez-Barrios is also in custody and wanted on retail theft and shoplifting charges in both New York and Pennsylvania.
The remaining six immigrants were all released without bail, despite requests for bail by the Bronx State Attorney’s Office.
FOX News’ Jennifer Johnson contributed to this report.
