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The '''Tren de Aragua'''<ref>[https://www.securefreesociety.org/publication_type/tren-de-aragua/ Tren de Aragua | Center for a Secure Free Society].</ref> is a [[Venezuela|Venezuelan]] criminal mega-gang originating from the state of Aragua.<ref name=ap/> It started in Venezuela’s prisons, it has bases in the Tocorón prison and is led by pran Héctor "Niño" Guerrero.<ref>[https://www.eltiempo.com/mundo/venezuela/el-nino-guerrero-el-delincuente-detras-del-tren-de-aragua-en-venezuela-700688 «'El Niño Guerrero', el delincuente detrás del Tren de Aragua en Venezuela»], ''El Tiempo'',  Sep 7, 2022</ref> The organization is a mega-gang (a criminal group with more than one hundred members),<ref>[https://es.insightcrime.org/noticias/noticias-del-dia/el-tren-de-aragua-la-megabanda-de-venezuela-que-llego-a-las-prisiones-de-brasil/ «'El Tren de Aragua', la megabanda de Venezuela que llegó a las prisiones de Brasil»], InSight Crime, Feb 12, 2020.</ref> according to InSight Crime, it is present in at least 6 Venezuelan states and in countries such as Brazil, Colombia,<ref>[https://elpitazo.net/sucesos/banda-criminal-tren-de-aragua-extiende-sus-tentaculos-a-tachira/ «Banda criminal Tren de Aragua extiende sus tentáculos a Táchira»], El Pitazo,  July 10, 2019</ref> [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], Chile, the [[United States]] and [[Mexico]],<ref>[https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2024/07/18/grupo-criminal-venezolano-tren-de-aragua-opera-en-chihuahua-y-esta-asociado-con-bandas-locales/ «Grupo criminal venezolano Tren de Aragua opera en Chihuahua y está asociado con bandas locales»], Infobae, Jul y 18, 2024</ref> with the growth of the gang following the migration of Venezuelans to host nations<ref>[https://www.telemundo.com/noticias/noticias-telemundo/crimen-y-violencia/la-megabanda-delictiva-el-tren-de-aragua-ya-esta-en-ciudades-de-eeuu-c-rcna135251 "La megabanda delictiva el Tren de Aragua ya está en ciudades de EE.UU. como Chicago y Miami: qué se sabe y qué implica]", Telemundo, Jan 26, 2024</ref> having a significant increase in its activities abroad since 2020.<ref>[https://es.insightcrime.org/noticias-crimen-organizado-venezuela/tren-de-aragua/ «Tren de Aragua». InSight Crime</ref><ref name=ap>[https://apnews.com/a12c8fee9dc4a0ca73769ea893e09e53 Tren de Aragua gang started in Venezuela’s prisons and now spreads fear in the US].
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The '''Tren de Aragua'''<ref>[https://www.securefreesociety.org/publication_type/tren-de-aragua/ Tren de Aragua | Center for a Secure Free Society].</ref> is a [[Venezuela|Venezuelan]] criminal mega-gang originating from the state of Aragua.<ref name=ap/> It started in Venezuela’s prisons, it has bases in the Tocorón prison and is led by pran Héctor "Niño" Guerrero.<ref>[https://www.eltiempo.com/mundo/venezuela/el-nino-guerrero-el-delincuente-detras-del-tren-de-aragua-en-venezuela-700688 «'El Niño Guerrero', el delincuente detrás del Tren de Aragua en Venezuela»], ''El Tiempo'',  Sep 7, 2022</ref> The organization is a mega-gang (a criminal group with more than one hundred members),<ref>[https://es.insightcrime.org/noticias/noticias-del-dia/el-tren-de-aragua-la-megabanda-de-venezuela-que-llego-a-las-prisiones-de-brasil/ «'El Tren de Aragua', la megabanda de Venezuela que llegó a las prisiones de Brasil»], InSight Crime, Feb 12, 2020.</ref> according to InSight Crime, it is present in at least 6 Venezuelan states and in countries such as Brazil, Colombia,<ref>[https://elpitazo.net/sucesos/banda-criminal-tren-de-aragua-extiende-sus-tentaculos-a-tachira/ «Banda criminal Tren de Aragua extiende sus tentáculos a Táchira»], El Pitazo,  July 10, 2019</ref> [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]], [[Bolivia]], Chile, the [[United States]] and [[Mexico]],<ref>[https://www.infobae.com/mexico/2024/07/18/grupo-criminal-venezolano-tren-de-aragua-opera-en-chihuahua-y-esta-asociado-con-bandas-locales/ «Grupo criminal venezolano Tren de Aragua opera en Chihuahua y está asociado con bandas locales»], Infobae, Jul y 18, 2024</ref> with the growth of the gang following the migration of Venezuelans to host nations<ref>[https://www.telemundo.com/noticias/noticias-telemundo/crimen-y-violencia/la-megabanda-delictiva-el-tren-de-aragua-ya-esta-en-ciudades-de-eeuu-c-rcna135251 "La megabanda delictiva el Tren de Aragua ya está en ciudades de EE.UU. como Chicago y Miami: qué se sabe y qué implica]", Telemundo, Jan 26, 2024</ref> having a significant increase in its activities abroad since 2020.<ref>[https://es.insightcrime.org/noticias-crimen-organizado-venezuela/tren-de-aragua/ «Tren de Aragua»]. InSight Crime</ref><ref name=ap>[https://apnews.com/a12c8fee9dc4a0ca73769ea893e09e53 Tren de Aragua gang started in Venezuela’s prisons and now spreads fear in the US].
 
By The ''Associated Press'',  September 24, 2024</ref>
 
By The ''Associated Press'',  September 24, 2024</ref>
  

Revision as of 15:47, November 21, 2024

The Tren de Aragua[1] is a Venezuelan criminal mega-gang originating from the state of Aragua.[2] It started in Venezuela’s prisons, it has bases in the Tocorón prison and is led by pran Héctor "Niño" Guerrero.[3] The organization is a mega-gang (a criminal group with more than one hundred members),[4] according to InSight Crime, it is present in at least 6 Venezuelan states and in countries such as Brazil, Colombia,[5] Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, the United States and Mexico,[6] with the growth of the gang following the migration of Venezuelans to host nations[7] having a significant increase in its activities abroad since 2020.[8][2]

In April 2024, Marco Rubio, Rubio questioned Biden Administration officials on Tren De Aragua and Hezbollah's influence on Chile under the Boric Administration.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Tren de Aragua | Center for a Secure Free Society.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tren de Aragua gang started in Venezuela’s prisons and now spreads fear in the US. By The Associated Press, September 24, 2024
  3. ↑ «'El Niño Guerrero', el delincuente detrás del Tren de Aragua en Venezuela», El Tiempo, Sep 7, 2022
  4. ↑ «'El Tren de Aragua', la megabanda de Venezuela que llegó a las prisiones de Brasil», InSight Crime, Feb 12, 2020.
  5. ↑ «Banda criminal Tren de Aragua extiende sus tentáculos a Táchira», El Pitazo, July 10, 2019
  6. ↑ «Grupo criminal venezolano Tren de Aragua opera en Chihuahua y está asociado con bandas locales», Infobae, Jul y 18, 2024
  7. ↑ "La megabanda delictiva el Tren de Aragua ya está en ciudades de EE.UU. como Chicago y Miami: qué se sabe y qué implica", Telemundo, Jan 26, 2024
  8. ↑ «Tren de Aragua». InSight Crime
  9. ↑ Rubio questions Biden Administration Officials on Tren De Aragua and Hezbollah's influence on Chile. Senator Rubio (.gov). Apr 11, 2024
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