Army soldier arrested in massive Colorado underground nightclub raid, charged with cocaine distribution

An Army worker who was arrested arsenic portion of a raid connected an underground nightclub successful Colorado Springs, Colorado, past week is suspected of possessing and distributing cocaine portion besides trafficking firearms with high-capacity magazines to amerciable aliens, according to a transgression complaint.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced Thursday that 28-year-old Staff Sgt. Juan Gabriel Orona-Rodriguez has been charged with a azygous number each of organisation of and possession with intent to administer cocaine and conspiracy to administer cocaine.

Filed successful the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado connected Wednesday, the transgression ailment alleges that Orona-Rodriguez sold cocaine to an undercover Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) cause the week of April 21.

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Hundreds of officials raided an amerciable after-hours nightclub successful Colorado Springs, Colo. (@AGPamBondi/X)

Investigators executed a hunt warrant connected the suspect’s cellphone and allegedly recovered substance messages betwixt Sept. 16, 2024, and April 9, 2025, that suggested helium repeatedly purchased and sold cocaine to different individuals.

The affidavit notes that Orona-Rodriguez is suspected of unlawfully trafficking firearms, including those with high-capacity magazines, to amerciable aliens. It besides says Orona-Rodriguez is assigned to Fort Carson successful Colorado Springs.

Along with serving successful the Army, Orona-Rodriguez is employed by Immortal Security LLC, the affidavit claims, which provides equipped information to nightclubs arsenic good arsenic an unlawful nightclub called Warike successful Colorado Springs, which was the determination of a large DEA raid aboriginal Sunday greeting that resulted successful the apprehension of astatine slightest 114 amerciable immigrants.

During the raid, authorities uncovered drugs, including pinkish cocaine, arsenic good arsenic grounds of prostitution and aggregate firearms during the operation, the DEA said.

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The aforesaid underground nightclub is frequented by Tren de Aragua and MS-13 pack members, according to Attorney General Pam Bondi.

Prior to the raid, the Colorado Springs Police Department received 911 calls related to Warike, citing a wide assortment of alleged crimes, including weapons violations, assault, narcotics and different convulsive crimes.

Orona-Rodriguez was 1 of much than a twelve Army work members astatine Warike erstwhile the hunt warrant was executed successful the wee hours of Sunday.

The FBI peculiar cause who filed the affidavit wrote that, based connected accusation from the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division, Orona-Rodriguez received a developmental counseling signifier from his commanding serviceman successful the outpouring of 2025 related to enactment involving Immortal Security, peculiarly regarding allegations of cause organisation and firearms.

The signifier came from Orona-Rodriguez’s commanding officer, the cause wrote, and the fishy was told astatine that clip that Immortal Security Operation LLC was off-limits to members of the Armed Forces.

Juan Gabriel Orona-Rodriguez is suspected of trafficking firearms with high-capacity magazines to amerciable aliens, according to an affidavit. (U.S. Attorney's Office Affidavit)

Specifically, Orona-Rodriguez was told successful March 2025, "You are prohibited successful engaging successful off-duty employment without the support of the Battalion Commander IAW 4ID…"

Orona-Rodriguez does not person immoderate anterior felony convictions, the cause noted.

Bondi applauded the operation, which included 300 officials crossed aggregate agencies, including the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

"This greeting @DEAHQ apprehended implicit 100 amerciable aliens astatine an underground nightclub frequented by Tda and MS-13 terrorists," Bondi said successful a station connected X. "Cocaine, meth, and pinkish cocaine was seized."

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Juan Gabriel Orona-Rodriguez is an Army worker astatine Fort Carson successful Colorado Springs, Colo. (Fort Carson Army MWR)

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office and the Colorado Springs Police Department were besides progressive successful the operation. 

In videos posted of the operation, U.S. Postal Service and IRS agents are seen arresting amerciable aliens astatine the nightclub, showing the Trump medication utilizing a whole-of-government attack to carrying retired deportations.

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Specifically, a U.S. Postal Service inspector and an cause with IRS Criminal Investigations were seen with alleged criminals successful their custody.

Many of those detained successful Sunday’s raid are expected to look national migration charges, according to DEA Rocky Mountain. At slightest 2 radical were besides arrested connected existing warrants, Bondi said.

Fox News’ Nicole Wright, Danielle Wallace, Bony Chu and Bill Melugin contributed to this report.