A shocking interview revealed that active duty service members got in the way of a Colorado raid that ended in the arrest of over 100 illegal aliens, with a DEA agent explaining that soldiers were acting as armed security for dangerous gang members in a drug-filled underground nightclub.
For context, in a video shared by the X account Breaking 911 on April 27, 2025, DEA Agent John Pullen explained that several hundred federal law enforcement officers, supported by local police, raided an illegal underground nightclub, arresting over 100 illegal aliens who were inside. However, Agent Pullen noted that over a dozen active duty service members interfered with the arrests.
Regarding the arrests, Agent Pullen told the press that the operation had been “a drug investigation,” adding, “We seized quite a number of guns and took a number of people into custody. I think what I’d like for people to know as a result of this operation is that Colorado Springs is waking up to a safer community today.”
Continuing, Agent Pullen provided more background on the investigation and explained why so many law enforcement officers were involved, saying, “So, this is an underground illegal nightclub, okay? And what was happening inside was significant drug trafficking, prostitution, crimes of violence.” Agent Pullen then added, “We seized the number of guns in there. We had active duty service members who were running security at the club and involved in some of these crimes.”
In response to Agent Pullen, a reporter asked for additional information on the presence of active duty service members at the club, to which Pullen replied, “So it’s an ongoing investigation, but we had over a dozen active duty service members in the club tonight, either as patrons or working as armed security.”
Next, Agent Pullen explained that the Army’s Criminal Investigation Division was handling the situation with the service members who acted as bodyguards at the club, saying, “Army CID was one of our partners out here, and they’re going to work with us on what the next steps for those active duty service members look like.”
Concluding the interview, Agent Pullen told the press that his team found the psychedelic drug pink cocaine at the scene, along with “a little bit of other drugs.” He continued, “This has been a long-term investigation by DEA and a number of our federal partners, and so we’ve been working on this underground nightclub for a number of months, doing undercover surveillance, a lot of other work to identify what’s going on here.”
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In response to the video of the interview with Agent Pullen, conservatives were furious about the revelation that members of the U.S. military were helping gang members avoid arrest. On X, the account The Conservative Alternative wrote, “Further evidence that the government of these blue states is on the scheme to import illegals.” Another user chimed in, “I guess we’re going back to being surprised that gangs infiltrate the military (and all other government agencies).”
Watch Agent Pullen explain the situation at the Colorado nightclub:
Featured image credit: screengrab from the embedded video