A woman believed to be a member of Torren de Aragua is facing human trafficking charges after she allegedly drugged a woman into unconsciousness and prostituted her. The suspected gang member was one of several Venezuelan immigrants arrested after the takeover of the Gateway Hotel in El Paso, Texas.
court record reported An unidentified immigrant woman entered the United States illegally on Oct. 23, 2023, according to KVII ABC7 in El Paso. After some time, the woman began living in a hotel in El Paso.
At the time, Estefania Primera, an alleged member of the Venezuala prison gang Torren de Aragua, reportedly asked her to perform prostitution, but she refused. The woman reportedly operates under the gang name “La Barbie.”
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Prosecutors then alleged that Primera administered M30 pills containing fentanyl to the woman.
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News4SanAntonio.com reports that prosecutors allege that Primera forced women to rape unconscious immigrant women in exchange for money. The immigrant woman told police she woke up bleeding and injured.
When the immigrant woman told the hotel manager about the abuse, the manager determined it was domestic violence and told her to return to her room. At one point, she tried to leave the premises, but Primera forced her back to the hotel, court documents state.
In September, a migrant woman managed to escape from a hotel and sought help from Border Patrol agents. A week later, Texas Department of Public Safety investigators interviewed the victim. During the interview, she claimed to have seen men paying Primera for sex work, but she never received a penny of the money.
Investigators also found an advertisement online that featured the victim's photo. The ad suggested sexual contact. of el paso times reported The ad was published on July 4th, July 5th, July 8th, and July 9th..
During the bail reduction hearing, prosecutors told the judge that Primera is suspected of illegally entering the United States from Venezuela with her six children, the article said. The judge denied the request to reduce bail.
DPS officers then arrested Primera. She is currently facing charges of human trafficking. KVIA reports she is being held on $200,000 bail.
News4 also reported that Primera is suspected of using children to store and transport drugs. These children are currently in the custody of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
The Gateway Hotel in El Paso was shut down by El Paso city officials after repeated calls to police related to Toren de Aragua gang activity, Breitbart Texas reported. Texas State Police officers arrested more than 20 suspected Torren de Aragua gang members at the property.
The move follows Gov. Greg Abbott's designation of Venezuela's violent prison gangs as foreign terrorist organizations.
DPS officials told local ABC affiliates that the arrested TdA gang members were charged with human smuggling, prostitution and illegal drug possession.
After the governor designated TdA as a foreign terrorist organization, he offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the identification and arrest of TdA gang members, Breitbart Texas reported.
“The recent infiltration and expansion of the violent Venezuelan gang Torren de Aragua is a dangerous and deadly challenge facing our country and our nation,” Abbott said at a September 17 press conference. . “Our top priority is the safety and security of all Texans.”
During fiscal year 2020, the last full year of President Donald Trump's term, Border Patrol apprehended only 465 Venezuelan migrants crossing from Mexico into five Texas-based sectors. In the first year of the Biden-Harris administration, about 68,000 Venezuelan migrants were apprehended in a dramatic increase in border crossings.
Cumulatively from fiscal years 2021 to 2024, Border Patrol agents apprehended approximately 499,000 Venezuelan immigrants who entered the United States illegally in five Texas-based Border Patrol divisions, according to Texas DPS officials.
“Our goal is to protect Texas from the growing threat of gangs,” Abbott concluded in Monday's speech. “We will not allow them to use Texas as a base to terrorize our people.”
“They have a target on their back and we will go after them,” the governor said. “Texas is the wrong state for them to do business in.”
bob price He is an associate editor and senior news contributor on the Breitbart Texas Border Team. He is an original member of the Breitbart Texas team. Price is a regular panelist on Fox 26 Houston what is your point? sunday morning talk show. He is also the president of blue wonder cancer care products.
