US EditionSpanish police arrest 13 people suspected of belonging to Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang
Spanish police seized drugs and dismantled two labs while arresting 13 suspects in the first operation against the Venezuelan gang known for drug trafficking and violence.
- In a coordinated raid, officers arrested 13 people across Barcelona, Madrid, Girona, A Coruña and Valencia, Spanish police announced Friday, November 7, 2025.
- An investigation opened last year after the brother of Niño Guerrero was arrested in Barcelona, while the gang expanded in recent years as more than 7.7 million Venezuelans fled economic turmoil.
- Police dismantled one laboratory producing tusi and seized synthetic drugs and cocaine, linking the cell to drug-trafficking enforcement efforts.
- The U.S. government designated the Tren de Aragua gang a foreign terrorist organization in February, and the Trump administration launched strikes targeting narcotics trafficking, framing it as an 'armed conflict.'
- The gang originated more than a decade ago in an Aragua prison, central state of Aragua, Venezuela, and its international cells explain Spanish authorities’ recent dismantling operation.
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Most of the detainees are of Venezuelan origin, and some of them had a history of drug trafficking in Spain.
The Spanish police arrested 13 alleged members of the Tren de Aragua gang in Madrid and Barcelona, known for their activities in the trafficking of pink cocaine and sexual exploitation.
Spain busts Venezuelan gang in major raids
Spanish police (Policía Nacional) have dismantled the first entrenched cell of Venezuela’s feared Tren de Aragua gang in Spain, arresting 13 people across five cities and shutting down two drug laboratories. The operation, called Interciti, marks the most significant blow yet against the South American criminal organisation on European soil. Scroll down to view the police’s official video of the… Source
Police raids target first Spanish cell of 'Tren de Aragua' crime ring
MADRID - Police said on Friday they had arrested 13 people accused of belonging to the first cell of Venezuela's \"Tren de Aragua\" crime gang detected in Spain, following raids in five cities. Read more at straitstimes.com.
By Pau Mosquera, CNN en Español. The Spanish National Police claim to have dismantled a cell of the Venezuelan criminal gang Tren de Aragua. During the operation, which is believed to be the first time this gang's activity has been detected in the country, 13 people were arrested, most of them in Barcelona, although the investigation continues to determine if others are linked to the network. The operation was carried out with the support of the…
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