Tren de Aragua - Wikipedia
The organization engages in a variety of criminal activities, such as arms trafficking, bribery, drug-trafficking, illegal mining, kidnappings-for-ransom, and money laundering. [4][7] The gang has alliances with Primeiro Comando da Capital in Brazil. [7]
Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang become target of Trump
Jan 29, 2025 · A series of immigration executive actions signed by President Donald Trump on the first day of his second term included a call for the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang as a global terrorist ...
Venezuelan gang members indicted in sprawling gun trafficking …
Jan 29, 2025 · Ten members or associates of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua have been indicted on charges of running a gun trafficking operation in New York City that stretched across the country.
Violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua spreads to remote
Dec 11, 2024 · The Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua has now spread to one of the most remote states in America, after an alleged member was arrested for felony theft last month.
Tren de Aragua gang started in Venezuela's prisons and now …
Sep 25, 2024 · The Tren, which means “train” in Spanish, traces its origin more than a decade ago to an infamously lawless prison with hardened criminals in the central state of Aragua.
Tren de Aragua - InSight Crime
Jul 12, 2024 · Tren de Aragua is Venezuela’s most powerful homegrown criminal actor and the only Venezuelan gang that has successfully projected its power abroad. It has grown from a prison gang limited to the state of Aragua, to a transnational threat with a wide criminal portfolio.
Explainer-What is the Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua?
Jul 12, 2024 · The United States on Thursday placed sanctions on Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang with prison origins that law enforcement leaders throughout the Americas have identified as a violent and ...
Tren de Aragua: The Venezuelan gang infiltrating the US | CNN
Jun 9, 2024 · Tren de Aragua, a transnational criminal gang that originated in a Venezuela prison, is now operating in the United States.
What you need to know about the Tren de Aragua gang in Texas …
Sep 18, 2024 · What is Tren de Aragua? Tren de Aragua is a Venezuelan gang that started in a prison in the state of Aragua and has since expanded into Central America and the United States, including...
'Ghost criminals': How Venezuelan gang members are slipping …
Cases linked to Tren de Aragua, including sex trafficking and a shooting, show how hard it is for border agents to vet migrants from nations that won't provide criminal background info.
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