When the police broke down the door of the illegal establishment, a woman on the phone fell as they aimed rifles at her.

Another individual fled the nightclub, dropped to his knees, and frantically raised both arms in the air upon spotting the officers. The camera caught another individual letting his beer bottle fall to the ground before following the officers’ directions.

While some of the revelers cried and tried to flee the scene, sirens blared in the background as police yelled for everyone to get down.

The DEA further stated that the operation was a component of an investigation into violent crimes, prostitution, and drug trafficking occurring within the club.

Authorities traveled to an underground nightclub in Colorado Springs, about an hour away from Aurora, the home base