DOJ Charges More Than 25 in Nationwide Tren de Aragua Crackdown
The Department of Justice announced charges against more than 25 individuals in a nationwide crackdown targeting Tren de Aragua, which it described as a foreign terrorist organization. The case set stems from Homeland Security Task Force investigations across multiple jurisdictions in the United States.
According to the department, many of the defendants charged are illegal aliens from Venezuela, Colombia, and Honduras. The announcement did not provide individual names or a total count beyond "more than 25," but it said the cases are being pursued as part of a coordinated federal operation.
Attorney offices: the Districts of Colorado, Southern Florida, Northern Indiana, Middle Tennessee, Western Tennessee, and Eastern Washington. The offenses listed include firearms trafficking, drug trafficking, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
The Justice Department said Tren de Aragua has been linked to violent crimes inside and outside the United States, including murder, robbery, extortion, kidnapping, money laundering, and controlled substance trafficking. The source also states that the operation resulted in the seizure of over 80 firearms and narcotics.
