Has Venezuela Prison Raid Smashed Tren de Aragua?
TREN DE ARAGUA
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25 SEP 2023
The Venezuelan government claims to have dismantled the Tren de Aragua gang, but its leaders have escaped and its operations seem untouched.
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NEWS
PRISONS
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20 SEP 2023
In a clear show of force, the Venezuelan state launched an unprecedented operation, surrounding the Tocorón prison in Aragua.
CHILE
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6 SEP 2023
Copycat gangs are increasingly posing as Venezuela's Tren de Aragua to extort victims in Peru and Chile.
COLOMBIA
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29 AUG 2023
Videos and pamphlets allegedly published by the Gaitanistas in Bogotá have made Venezuela's Tren de Aragua a target.
ELITES AND CRIME
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12 JUL 2023
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.
COLECTIVOS
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12 JUL 2023
President Maduro has proven highly resilient, weathering sanctions abroad and an economic crisis at home. His hybrid state creation helped him to do so.
CHILE
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18 APR 2023
Chile has passed new legislation to empower police forces to fight a rise in crime. But will this really make a difference?…
ELN
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24 FEB 2023
A new report has highlighted that organized crime is profiting from the exploitation of millions of migrants from Venezuela.
ELN
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16 FEB 2023
InSight Crime has developed its own methodology to rank Venezuela's organized crime groups. Here, we present the strongest.
TREN DE ARAGUA
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SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias “Niño Guerrero," is the leader of Tren de Aragua, Venezuela's largest homegrown criminal group.
PERU
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6 DEC 2022
Peru is taking steps to tackle the threat of Venezuelan mega-gang Tren de Aragua, and have recently captured 30 members of the gang.
CHILE
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16 NOV 2022
The capture of Tren de Aragua members will test if Peru and Chile’s prisons can hold this dangerous gang.
ELITES AND CRIME
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26 AUG 2022
Venezuela's prisons have failed to stop the country's most dangerous criminals, these can run criminal empires from behind bars.
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