DENVER - The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
served several arrest warrants in a multi-state illegal gun investigation that included suspects in the metro area Tuesday morning.
The arrests are part of an investigation into the Mongols Motorcycle Gang.
The Colorado investigation discovered suspects violated federal gun laws,
according to the ATF. In other states members of the motorcycle gang
are accused in a federal racketeering indictment of murder and attempted murder.
Several search warrants were also served in the Denver area, according to Denver Police who assisted the ATF.
The searches included at least one house and one truck in Englewood and a business near Platte River Drive and Evans Avenue.
Federal agents started serving search warrants and making arrests in the Denver area at 6 a.m.
The Metro Gang Task Force partnered with the ATF on the Denver-area investigation and arrests.
The Associated Press reports in all, agents served 110 federal arrest
warrants in Colorado, California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington and Ohio.
ATF spokesman Mike Hoffman said four ATF members were fully-inducted
members of the motorcycle gang during the investigation, according to the Associated Press.
Among those arrested was the Mongols' former national president Ruben Cavazos, according to the Associated Press.
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If you have more information on this story, e-mail investigative reporter Jace Larson at jace.larson@9news.com.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report. Copyright KUSA*TV, All Rights Reserved.)
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