They would no longer be assumptions. The signs appear to be more and more true and the authorities have turned on all warnings due to the presence of the “Aragua Train” in the United States.

Last week in Florida, with the arrest of a suspect for kidnapping and murdering a man, information emerged about the alleged connection of the arrested person with the transnational organization Tren de Aragua, which emerged more than a decade ago in a prison in Venezuela. .

Now the news network Telemundo reported that “a recent investigation by Telemundo Chicago investigates confirms the presence of members of the dangerous Venezuelan gang in the Chicago area.”

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Since when would El Tren de Aragua be in Chicago?

According to a CNN report, between October 2022 and October 2033, Univision reported, Border Patrol apprehended 38 people suspected of belonging to this dangerous gang at the southern border of the United States.

Telemundo’s recent investigation shows that they had exclusive access to emails from officials of the Human Smuggling and Trafficking Group of the Chicago office of the Department of Homeland Security, which shows that members of the criminal group are operating in the area. October 2023″.

In the documents, “agents alert their internal units and say the gang has strong human trafficking operations in Latin America.”

The gang led by “El Niño Guerrero” in Venezuela, now on the run, spread to several South American countries, including Colombia, Chile and Peru. Bolivia, Brazil and Ecuador said they were prepared to avoid the megaband invasion.

From the so-called Windy City they report on Telemundo: “This is an organized gang, a criminal enterprise that is now operating in Chicago.”

Garry McCarthy, police chief in Willow Springs, a Cook County suburb, said this in an interview with Telemundo Chicago.

“Whether it’s drug trafficking, smuggling, human trafficking for sexual exploitation, extortion and all those things that this gang does in South America,” McCarthy said of the group’s criminal activities.

“The Tip of the Iceberg”

The news network also learned about the arrest of a Venezuelan accused of selling drugs to an undercover police officer. They identified him as Edwin Camejo, a Venezuelan, 27 years old.

He was arrested on December 11, 2023 in the Las Empacadoras neighborhood, in the middle of an operation involving more than a dozen Chicago police officers.

A report highlights that this person is believed to be a member of the Tren de Aragua gang. Camejo was released the next day, according to his police file.

For McCarthy, the arrest of Edwin Camejo could be the tip of the iceberg of a larger threat.

From his experience, he thinks: “The established gangs and this gang will probably go to war at some point. And then it really explodes.”

“The Aragua Train” in Florida

In Florida, specifically in Miami-Dade, they kidnapped José Luis Sánchez Valera, of Venezuelan descent and 43 years old. He was found asphyxiated in his vehicle on Tuesday, November 28, 2023.

In this case, there was one detainee, Yurwin Salazar Maita, and authorities also linked him to the criminal organization ‘Tren de Aragua’.

Local 10 reported on January 17, 2024: “The bloodthirsty Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua is operating in South Florida,” according to federal and local law enforcement officials.

(JO)