Colorado Operation Charges 30 Tren de Aragua Associates with Trafficking and Murder-for-Hire

Colorado Crackdown on Tren de Aragua

• 🎯 A multi-agency operation in Colorado has led to charges against 30 alleged leaders, members, and associates of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.
• ⚡ The charges include drug trafficking, firearms trafficking, and plots for murder-for-hire.

Seized Evidence and Criminal Activities

• 🔫 During the 10-month undercover operation, authorities seized 69 firearms, including one with a machine gun conversion device.
• 💊 Drugs such as fentanyl, pink cocaine, and methamphetamine were also confiscated.
• 🔪 One Venezuelan national allegedly bragged about using the same individuals involved in crimes seen in viral videos for murder-for-hire schemes.

Tren de Aragua's Brutal Operations

• 🎭 Federal officials described the gang's brutal methods, with undercover agents comparing murder to playing games like golf.
• 🩸 Some members even discussed bringing back victims' heads for additional compensation.
• ⚠️ The organization has been designated a foreign terrorist organization and its members are linked to murder, rape, kidnapping, and extortion.
• 🚨 Tren de Aragua members were reportedly given permission to shoot at law enforcement in major cities like Denver and New York.

Previous Underreporting of the Threat

• 🔍 Law enforcement has been targeting Tren de Aragua for about a year, but discussing the problem was previously considered taboo.
• 📰 Many officials acknowledged that the issue of Tren de Aragua operating in Colorado apartment complexes was not widely accepted or reported on by media outlets.