Federal Authorities Charge 25+ Tren de Aragua Members, Seizing 80 Guns and 18 Kilograms of Drugs
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Updated · Fox News · May 11
Federal Authorities Charge 25+ Tren de Aragua Members, Seizing 80 Guns and 18 Kilograms of Drugs
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 11
More than 25 alleged Tren de Aragua members and associates were charged in a nationwide federal operation that also netted over 80 firearms, about 18 kilograms of drugs and more than $100,000 in cash.
The crackdown targeted alleged firearms trafficking, narcotics distribution and other violent criminal conduct tied to the Venezuelan gang, with investigators recovering fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, ketamine, MDMA and tusi.
Six U.S. Attorney's offices filed charges — in Colorado, Southern Florida, Northern Indiana, Middle Tennessee, Western Tennessee and Eastern Washington — showing the breadth of the investigation.
More than 260 TdA members and associates have now been charged after the Trump administration designated the group a foreign terrorist organization last year, intensifying its broader push against transnational gangs operating in the U.S.
What is the deadly synthetic cocktail 'tusi,' and how has it become a key weapon in this transnational gang's arsenal?
Does treating a criminal gang as a terrorist group dismantle it or simply drive its operations into the shadows?
How are innocent migrants protected when wartime laws are used to swiftly deport suspected gang members without traditional trials?