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Tren de Aragua (English: Aragua Train) is the largest criminal organization in Venezuela, with over 2,700 members. In addition to its home-state of Aragua, the organization also has a presence in other states in Venezuela, such as: Carabobo, Sucre, Bolívar, Guárico, Trujillo and Miranda. Tren de Aragua is led by Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias “Niño Guerrero"; he is currently incarcerated in Tocorón prison, which functions as the organization's de facto headquarters.

Operations

Tren de Aragua is also the first Venezuelan criminal organization to expand internationally; it has a presence in Colombia, Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Panama, Costa Rica and Chile. The organization engages in a variety of criminal activities, such as protection racketeering, drug-trafficking, human-trafficking, human smuggling, kidnappings-for-ransom, illegal mining, bribery, and money laundering.

Chile

Amidst the Tarapacá migrant crisis in northern Chile, Tren de Aragua engaged in trafficking of women across from the Bolivian border to Santiago.[1][2] By October 2021 there were reports Chilean authorities were conducting four different investigations related to the criminal organisation.[2] On March 24, 2022 Investigations Police of Chile (PDI) declared to have dismantled the Chilean branch of Tren de Aragua.[1] One of the Tren de Aragua members captured in March 2022 had Interpol arrest warrants for murders in Venezuela and Peru.[3] Six other migrant traffickers of Tren de Aragua were also captured in March 2022 by Chilean police.[3]

Peru

Due to Tren de Aragua's heavy presence in Lima, increased sentiments of xenophobia against Venezuelans from Peruvians resulted.[4] Following clashes between Peruvians and Venezuelan migrants at the Gamarra Market in Lima, the "Los Gallegos" chapter of the Tren de Aragua released a video stating "There will be no peace for Peruvians who support xenophobia. We will begin to kill all the Peruvian motorized people", threatening to kill Peruvian motortaxi drivers.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b ""Tren de Aragua", peligrosa banda de Venezuela". swissinfo.ch (in Spanish). 2022-03-24. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  2. ^ a b "El Tren de Aragua ya opera en Chile: la peligrosa banda criminal venezolana está involucrada en el tráfico de miles de migrantes". Infobae (in Spanish). 2021-10-23. Retrieved 2022-04-07.
  3. ^ a b Díaz Montero, Felipe (2022-03-24). "Secuestros con homicidios en Chile: cae brazo del "Tren de Aragua", banda más grande de Venezuela". Radio Bío-Bío (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  4. ^ "Bandas de extorsionistas venezolanos provocan violentas reacciones en Perú". InSight Crime (in European Spanish). 2023-11-13. Retrieved 2024-01-12.
  5. ^ S.A.P, El Mercurio (2023-11-02). "Facción del Tren de Aragua amenaza de muerte a mototaxistas de Lima: "No habrá paz para peruanos que apoyen la xenofobia"". Emol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-12.
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