WASHINGTON (DC News Now) -- Authorities recently arrested 15 gang members in the D.C. area, the United States Border Patrol (USBP) announced Friday. In a post on the X platform on March 21, USBP Chief Michael Banks said authorities arrested 14 Tren de Aragua (TdA) members, an MS-13 member and rec overed one firearm after conducting an operation in the D.C. metro area. TdA is a gang that formed in a Venezuela prison and has since developed into a "transnational crime organization." MS-13, another transnational crime organization, was formed in Los Angeles by Salvadorian immigrants who came to the U.S. to escape the civil war in El Salvador. The gang is believed to have been founded in the mid-1980s, according to the Associated Press. Former US Attorney found dead at 43, Alexandria police say The operation, administered by the USBP Special Operations Group-BORTAC and the USBP National Gang Unit, in coordination with the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations, targeted suspected gang members involved in ongoing criminal activity. United States Border Patrol Special Operations Group-BORTAC and the United States Border Patrol National Gang Unit, in coordination with the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations, conduct an operation to arrest suspected gang members in the D.C. metro area. (Courtesy: Chief Michael Banks via X/@USBPChief) Banks did not specify where exactly the alleged gang members were arrested or what charges they are facing. ...read more read less