Colorado is for violent criminal 'Ground Zero': acting DEA administrator

Centennial, Colorado – the incumbent administrator of the US drug authority said that Colorado was “for some of the most violent criminals in America” ​​and the leadership of the Venezuelan gang tren de Aragua.

“We learn that the command and control of TDA in the entire United States of America are here in Colorado,” said Derek Maltz, who played his role in his role shortly after President Donald Trump's inauguration in January, and added that this new information on intelligence of frontline agents in the Rocky Mountain Division of the DEA was based.

Maltz was in Denver on Thursday to visit around 150 agents and employees of the Rocky Mountain Division of the DEA. During his visit to the events of the past few months, he spoke exclusively to Denver7 investigations, including several operations in the entire U -Bahn area of ​​Denver.

During the interview, he praised the Rocky Mountain office and said that he had learned more about TDA from this group than somewhere else. Especially after an explanation of the Rocky Mountain Dea on Tren de Aragua in August 2024.

“I was in national news about TDA when they appeared in New York City when they pulled paperbacks from older women out of their necks, and they dragged people into the blocks on mopeds. And I didn't know anything about Tda, ”he said.

“I learned more about TDA of the men and women from the Dea Rocky Mountain Field Field Division than somewhere in the country. And that's why I'm proud to be here.”

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Maltz said that criminals, in his opinion, had used weaknesses and weaknesses in the state. He also asked the local managers not to make this a partisan problem.

“Talk to people who are affected every day. The first task of a guide or law enforcement authorities is to protect the public, and that is the responsibility No. 1, ”he said. “Politics must stop. This is not a red or blue problem. This is a red, white and blue problem. Every American should take care of what's going on, not only in Colorado, but across the country. “

Maltz said that he believes that the border policy of recent years has been too open and enables too many people to take into account the US limit.
“We love immigration. It makes this country great. Diversity is crucial for America's success. But we have to have a system, “he said.” We have to be right and order. We must have an accountability. But I am proud to report that the cartels, the MS-13, the violent gangs like Tren de Aragua, are held accountable and have already been held accountable. “

With regard to the effects of the latest activities, some of which were conducted by the DEA, Maltz said that more will come and he believes that the efforts have already made a difference.

“We are the DEA and will continue to go to the worst drug dealers and Narco terrorists and terrorists. Now we will continue to clean up the communities, ”he said. “The effects can already be felt.”