The American Conservative
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Last week , a Venezuelan gang took over and terrorized an apartment complex in Aurora , Colorado .
The gang, Tren de Aragua , forcibly seized Aurora ’s Aspen Grove Apartments from its landlords and began patrolling the migrant-packed complex with high-powered weaponry, including AR-15s and AK-47s .
The brazen nature of the takeover, common in Latin America but unprecedented in the U.S. , alarmed local citizens.
Aurora ’s experience with a rogue Venezuelan gang is not the only evidence of increasing cartel confidence in the United States .
Minnesota has developed into a distribution network for the New Generation Cartel, a paramilitary force than a gang.
Montana tribal leader was forced to cancel his plans to testify in front of Congress in April , citing death threats.
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