Two Venezuelan nationals linked to the violent gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) were apprehended by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents in San Antonio, Texas. The arrests followed information regarding a conspiracy to illegally transport firearms.
Homeland Security agents in Texas successfully apprehended two Venezuela n nationals who were members of the bloodthirsty gang, Tren de Aragua , which has established operations throughout the U.S. In a release Friday, the Homeland Security Investigations San Antonio announced that special agents arrested the two Venezuela n nationals in San Antonio during an enforcement operation targeting the violent gang on Sept. 19.
The TdA is a violent street gang believed to have originated in Venezuelan prisons and moved north over the last decade. SUSPECTED TREN DE ARAGUA GANG MEMBERS IN AURORA, COLORADO, RELEASED ON $1,000 BOND However, its reputation within the U.S. has grown this year, in part, due to a number of high-profile crimes linked to the gang, with many believed to have arrived by coming across the southern border as part of the sharp increase in migration in recent years.
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