Luis David Nico Moncada and Yorlenys Betzabeth Zambrano-Contreras, a married Venezuelan couple with alleged ties to Tren de Aragua (TdA). (Photo via: DHS)

DHS identifies ‘fleeing’ Venezuelan couple shot by federal agents in Southeast Portland

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified the two individuals shot by Border Patrol agents in Portland on Thursday as Luis David Nico Moncada and Yorlenys Betzabeth Zambrano-Contreras, who the agency described as a “gang member and his prostitute” with ties to Tren de Aragua (TdA), a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO).

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A list of men arrested following "Operation Bad Santa." (Photo: Middlesex County Website)

Operation Bad Santa: Middle school teacher among a dozen arrested for child sex crimes in multi-agency undercover sting operation

“Operation Bad Santa,” a multi-agency undercover operation led by the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office in New Jersey with involvement from local police, the FBI, and Homeland Security Investigations, targeted and caught a number of men who purportedly used social media and messaging apps to lure minors for sex.

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