How migrant gang Tren de Aragua became a vicious criminal force across America
By Jennie Tae and Jorge Fitz-Gibbon | New York Post
A one-time Venezuelan prison gang has erupted into a multinational migrant crime syndicate that is ravaging the US — and is the subject of more than 100 police investigations across the nation.
Tren de Aragua, a vicious South American gang that sneaked into the US among the millions of migrants who have crossed the border, is peddling drugs, guns and women across the 50 states — from urban centers like New York and Chicago to Florida beaches and once-tranquil Middle America.
In Colorado, the gang even got a “green light” to shoot at cops, according to a federal memo.
“I would say that like six months ago, their organized presence wasn’t so obvious on the border,” a Texas law enforcement source told The Post. “Bu...
