The Federal Bureau of Investigation out of Denver arrested a “foreign national” in Colorado Springs believed to be a member of a cartel that was recently named a foreign terrorist organization.

According to law enforcement, the man had a federal warrant out for his arrest in addition to the alleged cartel involvement and violent criminal history. 

The name of the individual, now in custody, was not released at the time of the announcement. 

Local agencies assisted in the arrest including the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, Colorado Springs police and Pueblo police.

Colorado Springs Police Department policy states nothing prohibits the department from sharing information with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at any time or assisting federal immigration authorities with warrant executions issued by a federal judge or magistrate.  

In a March. 7 news release, El Paso County Sheriff Joe Roybal confirmed he is working with federal partners. Within that same news release, the sheriff’s office announced that local ICE officials arrested several Tren de Aragua gang members in El Paso County. 

The Sheriff’s Office referred all requests for additional details such as names, charges and the location of the arrests to U.S. immigration officials. Immigration officials did not immediately respond to a media inquiry.

Shortly after the March 7 news release, the immigration officials announced they had arrested an alleged Tren de Aragua gang member in Colorado Springs on Wednesday, according to a post on X. 

Tren de Aragua gang member arrested in Colorado Springs, ICE reports