Venezuela's Tren de Aragua Gang Muscling into Colombia Border Area
Gabrielle Gorder
Venezuela's largest criminal gang, the Tren de Aragua, is entering the border state of Táchira
The arrest of members from a major Venezuelan gang, the Tren de Aragua, in the border state of Táchira reveals the expansion of this powerful group into what is already one of the country’s most violent and active criminal areas.
Venezuelan police officials recently detained four members of the Tren de Aragua transporting 40 kilograms of marijuana from the town of Táriba, in Táchira, to the state of Barinas. The Tren de Aragua has grown to be perhaps the largest criminal organization in Venezuela, with a presence across the country as well as in Peru.
Freddy Bernal, a former Venezuelan police officer and lawmaker who has been named as “protector†of the state of Táchira, first reported the involvement of the megabanda (a criminal gang with over 100 members), stating that they were transporting a type of synthetic marijuana, known as “crispy,†in sugarcane packages.
Continued at: https://www.insightcrime.org/news/brief/venezuela-tren-de-aragua-gang-colombia-border-area/
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