Has Venezuela Prison Raid Smashed Tren de Aragua?
The Venezuelan government claims to have dismantled the Tren de Aragua gang, but its leaders have escaped and its operations seem untouched.
In a clear show of force, the Venezuelan state launched an unprecedented operation, surrounding the Tocorón prison in Aragua.
Copycat gangs are increasingly posing as Venezuela's Tren de Aragua to extort victims in Peru and Chile.
Videos and pamphlets allegedly published by the Gaitanistas in Bogotá have made Venezuela's Tren de Aragua a target.
Tren de Aragua became Venezuela's most feared homegrown gang by first thoroughly controlling the prison of Tocorón and then, the neighborhood of San Vicente.
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Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias “Niño Guerrero," is the leader of Tren de Aragua, Venezuela's largest homegrown criminal group.
Peru is taking steps to tackle the threat of Venezuelan mega-gang Tren de Aragua, and have recently captured 30 members of the gang.
The capture of Tren de Aragua members will test if Peru and Chile’s prisons can hold this dangerous gang.
Venezuela's prisons have failed to stop the country's most dangerous criminals, these can run criminal empires from behind bars.