Torture of Venezuelans at Infamous Aurora Apartment Complex was Allegedly Carried Out by 'Tren De Aragua' Gang

Authorities in Aurora, Colorado, are investigating a violent attack involving over a dozen individuals who allegedly targeted two Venezuelan immigrants at The Edge at Lowry, an apartment complex that gained national notoriety back in August when then-candidate Donald Trump made it a symbol of migrant crime, claiming the area had been taken over by transnational criminal organization "Tren de Aragua."

In fact his deportation initiative "Operation Aurora" is named after the area.

The most recent incident involved the mentioned migrants being kidnapped and tortured, bringing renewed attention to gang-related activity in the area. Police Chief Todd Chamberlain stopped short of confirming that the Venezuelan gang was behind the attack, but said the crime is "without a question, a gang incident" and that "Tren de Aragua" is suspected of being behind it.

He added that it's "incredibly hard" to identify Tren de Aragua members because they lack "specific identifiers."

On Monday night a group of more than a dozen armed individuals entered the apartment complex in question to get the Venezuelan couple. Chamberlain explained that they were then tied, beaten, and terrorized for nearly five hours, with one victim sustaining stab wounds, as the Associated Press reports.

"They were beaten... One of the victims was stabbed. They had a knife wound. Does that fall under the category of torture? For me, it does," emphasized Chamberlain.

The attackers later moved the pair to another unit in the complex while ransacking their apartment. The victims were eventually released after convincing their captors they would not contact authorities. However, they sought help at a friend's house and reported the crime early Tuesday morning.

While no formal arrests have been made, authorities, with assistance from federal agencies including ICE and Homeland Security, are working to confirm the suspects' identities of 14 individuals detained in connection with the attack.

Chamberlain also took the opportunity to take a jab at the Biden administration, who he blame are responsible for bringing crime to Aurora:

"To me that's a problem, that's a huge problem because we have individuals that come to a country, they get dropped off into a community, they have absolutely no infrastructure, they have absolutely no support, they have absolutely no guidance from the federal government about what to do how to live, how to survive and this is the ramifications of that activity this is the ramifications of not monitoring what's occurring, how it's occurring and who is it occurring to"

The Edge at Lowry, a complex housing many Venezuelan immigrants, has faced longstanding issues with crime and poor management. Local officials have described it as a "criminal burden" and initiated legal proceedings to close five of its six buildings by early next year. The property's management company, CBZ Management, claims it has been unable to maintain the site due to gang control.