On April 27, a large-scale Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) operation in Colorado Springs led to the detainment of more than 100 individuals alleged to be in the country illegally.

A soldier present at an after-hours nightclub where more than 100 immigrants suspected of being in the U.S. illegally were taken into custody has been charged with distributing cocaine.

The nightclub had moved between several Colorado Springs addresses, but had been inside the building raided by federal agencies on Sunday for several months, officials said.