Experts: Tren de Aragua Present in ‘at Least’ 20 States, ‘Learning from Other Gangs’
Christian K. Caruzo20 Dec 2024103
A report published by the BBC on Wednesday detailed how the Tren de Aragua transnational criminal organization “learned from the mistakes” of other gangs such as the Salvadoran MS-13 and 18th Street to carry out its unusually rapid expansion throughout the hemisphere, including the United States.
BBC Mundo, the British broadcaster’s Spanish-speaking division, spoke with several regional experts who explained how Tren de Aragua used the Venezuela migrant crisis to expand throughout Latin America and reach the United States while also evolving and expanding in a “never before seen” manner.
FBI retired special agent Daniel Brunner told BBC Mundo that he believes Tren de Aragua now has a presence in “at least” 20 U.S. states, but doubted that the gang is an organized structure with a concrete expansionist project. Brunner, who investigated MS-13 throughout his 20-year tenure at the FBI, claimed that he does not believe that there is a “master plan” to send a cell to one state or another.
https://www.breitbart.com/latin-america/2024/12/20/experts-tren-de-aragua-present-least-20-states-learning-from-other-gangs/
