Massive Weekend Raid Leads to Over 150 Arrests; Business Owners Report Being Blindsided

Well tonight we're getting our first look at new video

from a massive weekend raid near San Pedro and Basse.

It shows people hiding inside food trucks

and customers who were eating at picnic tables

taken into custody.

Federal officials say more than 150 people were arrested,

including 27 alleged render gang members.

Tonight our Alisa Niaves breaks down the new video and the impact on businesses.

Alicia,

these.

Business owners say they were blindsided by the chaos.

They tell me they were caught in the middle of something they had nothing to do with.

We're also learning the raid may have been in motion long before Sunday.

Employees report seeing drones overhead in the days leading up to it.

This is video from Friday night outside Las Bollita Snack

E Tacos food truck parked off San Pedro and Bassi.

Families enjoying late night elotes,

agua frescas,

and tacos.

48 hours later,

chaos as federal agents rushed an event space right behind them.

Witnesses say it was a 15-year-old's birthday party.

When federal agents arrived,

people started to run.

You can see a group hiding inside a food truck.

Genesis Valdez,

the owner of Las Pollitas,

said it was a scary sight.

She was closed at the time but

watched everything unfold through her security camera.

She said the owners of the only food truck that was

open were detained along with their customers who were outside eating.

She watched as agents broke the handle of her food truck.

They brought in a dog to check the trailer,

she said.

One agent is later seen using a table umbrella to break her surveillance camera.

But the impact didn't stop there.

Now she says customers may fear coming back.

She said now they're being associated with the raid

because their food truck was unfortunately right in front.

That's why she shared her security video on social media.

She said,

We wanted people to see we are totally unaffiliated with what happened.

We were closed.

The people were in the building behind us,

not our trailer.

All 3 food trucks moved out.

Genesis lost days of business,

but she's found a new home at 7-Eleven Hildebrand and hopes to reopen tomorrow.

Investigators say they seized cocaine,

guns,

and about $35,000 cash in the raid.

DHS calls it a gang crackdown,

but two of our area's congressmen are demanding answers,

saying the government

still hasn't explained the raid

or where the more than 100 people

were taken.

Alicia Nieves,

Kens 5.