HOUSTON, Texas — Texas Department of Public Safety officers arrested a Venezuelan immigrant on suspicion of recruiting middle school students to the Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang.
Texas State Police arrested 32-year-old Jorgenis Robertson Koba in Houston on October 7, Fox 26 Houston reported. reported. The arrest of a Venezuelan immigrant who entered the United States illegally during the Biden-Harris administration has shocked the Sharpstown community in southwest Houston. Coba is suspected of recruiting middle school students to the Torren de Aragua gang.
Fox 26 interviewed a local resident who said:
Residents of the Sharpstown area, where the school is located, expressed concern about the growing threat. Local resident Janice said: “There are a lot of things happening that are on the news, so if it's happening somewhere else, it could be happening in our neighborhood, but we don't want to.'' I don't realize it,” he said. Janis said the news had shaken local residents' sense of safety, with calls for increased police and authorities intervention to prevent the situation from escalating into a “serious situation”.
“I think it's bad for the neighborhood and the community, and I think the police department and the authorities need to do something about it before it becomes a serious situation,” said another neighbor.
The arrest of the suspected TdA gang recruiter is part of a crackdown on Venezuelan prison gangs ordered by Texas Governor Greg Abbott. In an exclusive interview with Breitbart Texas in late September, Governor Abbott said he was making every tool available to law enforcement available to take action against the violent TdA gang.
Governor Abbott recently designated the Venezuelan prison gang as a foreign terrorist organization, instituting additional law enforcement measures against TdA gang members.
As part of the state's crackdown on TdA gang members, Governor Abbott is offering $5,000 for “information leading to the identification and arrest of known or suspected members of this gang who have engaged in or are involved in violent crimes.” A bounty was placed on him. Texas will not allow these thugs to use our state as a base to terrorize our citizens. ”
“Our goal is to make sure they are found, identified, located, apprehended and locked up,” Abbott said in an interview Friday.
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.
