Fort Carson officials confirmed that some of its service members were present when federal law enforcement officials said they detained more than 100 people who were in the country illegally in a raid at an “underground” Colorado Springs nightclub early Sunday.  

The Drug Enforcement Administration estimated there were around 200 people inside the nightclub at the time of the raid; at least half were undocumented immigrants, and more than a dozen were U.S. active-duty service members who were either patrons of the club or working as armed security, said Jonathan Pullen, DEA special agent in charge.

More than a dozen were U.S. active-duty service members who were either patrons of the club or working as armed security, Pullen said.

The raid happened at 296 S. Academy Blvd., at the northwest corner of Academy Boulevard and Airport Road.

“We acknowledge that there were some Fort Carson service members present at the location during the operation,” stated an email Monday from officials at the Mountain Post, home to more than 23,000 assigned soldiers. “Each person involved in this incident is presumed innocent until proven guilty. We will look at everyone’s situation on a case-by-case basis.”

The DEA said it also seized cocaine and guns during the raid.

“Illegal activities of any kind do not represent our military values,” the Fort Carson email stated. “We will continue to work in coordination with our federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to ensure our community is safe.”

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, in a post Sunday on X, said the club is frequented by members of the Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua and international gang MS-13.

“This morning @DEAHQ apprehended over 100 illegal aliens at an underground night club frequented by Tda and MS-13 terrorists. Cocaine, meth, and pink cocaine was seized. 2 people were also arrested on existing warrants,” Bondi’s post read.

The Rocky Mountain division of the DEA reported the multi-agency enforcement operation on X around 4 a.m.

Video from the raid showed dozens of men and women stream out of the front door of the building after law enforcement officers break a window.

During a news conference, Pullen said Colorado Springs “was waking up to a safer community” Sunday after agents found pink cocaine, evidence of prostitution and drug trafficking, and firearms during the raid.