"The fear of an ICE raid in Sunset Park on Dec. 2 led to concerned New Yorkers and even elected officials racing to a warehouse at 50th Street and 1st Avenue to prevent detainments; however, law enforcement says the operation had nothing to do with local ICE detainments and instead focused on a serious criminal matter. Photo by Dean Moses What were federal agents doing inside a Brooklyn self-storage facility? That's the question local residents and politicians asked Tuesday."
"The scene unfolded after 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 2 at the Sunset Self Storage facility. There, observers saw a van marked with DHS and a vest thrown over the back seat, reading Customs and Border Protection. Inside the business, members of the NYPD Detective Bureau were spotted with federal agents moving large boxes and searching through storage lockers. Authorities used hand trucks to move mountains of boxes out of storage containers before rummaging through them."
Federal agents and NYPD searched a Sunset Park self-storage facility at 50th Street and 1st Avenue on Dec. 2 after 8:30 p.m. Observers saw a van marked DHS and a Customs and Border Protection vest in the vehicle. Members of the NYPD Detective Bureau operated alongside federal agents as they moved large boxes and searched storage lockers. Authorities used hand trucks to remove mountains of boxes from storage containers while rummaging through them. Law enforcement said the operation targeted a serious criminal matter and was unrelated to local ICE detainments. Community partners alerted a local office about federal enforcement activity at 4907 1st Ave, prompting neighbors and officials to mobilize.
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