(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) and the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) are currently assisting the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Field Division (DEA RMFD) with an operation off Academy Boulevard.
Per the DEA RMFD, EPSO and CSPD are assisting several federal partners on an operation serving a warrant involving criminal activity in Colorado Springs. The operation was reported underway at around 4 a.m. on Sunday, April 27, via X (formerly known as Twitter) by both the DEA RMFD and EPSO.
“@DHSgov has taken more than 100 illegal aliens into custody,” wrote DEA RMFD on X. “Drugs and weapons have also been seized at this underground nightclub in Colorado Springs.”
Individuals are asked to avoid the area of Airport Road and South Academy Boulevard.
FOX21 News has a crew on the scene and will update this article when more information becomes available.
