US EditionUS invokes RICO law in charging more alleged Venezuelan gang members
- The Trump administration charged over two dozen individuals linked to Tren de Aragua and its splinter group, Anti-Tren, for serious crimes including sex trafficking and robbery, according to the Department of Justice .
- Among the 27 charged, 16 were already in custody, while five were arrested in New York and other areas, as stated by the DOJ.
- Federal authorities described an operation where gang members allegedly smuggled women from Venezuela for sex work, threatening violence to ensure compliance.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi stated that the indictments will significantly weaken TdA's infrastructure in a broader initiative against transnational crime.
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US charges 27 alleged Venezuelan gang members
The US Justice Department on Monday announced it was charging 27 people accused of being connected to Venezuelan drug gang Tren de Aragua with an array of serious crimes, including drug conspiracy, sex trafficking and murder.Acting US Attorney for New York's Southern District Matthew Podolsky said those charged included alleged members, former members, and associates of Tren de Aragua," a gang designated by US President Donald Trump as a "foreig…
Crimes against them include murder, trafficking in human beings and drugs, and extortion.
Twenty-seven people accused of having links with the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua have been charged in the United States for a series of serious crimes, the Department of Justice announced on Monday.
Feds bust 27 suspected Tren de Aragua gang associates on sex trafficking, gun, drug charges
Federal authorities announced charges Monday against more than two dozen people they say were associated with Tren de Aragua in a list of mayhem ranging from robbery and sex trafficking to murder of women who tried to escape.
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