27 Tren de Aragua splinter group members CHARGED in Bronx murders, sex trafficking ring
Federal prosecutors unsealed a 38-count indictment charging 27 members of Anti-Tren – a violent faction of the Venezuelan transnational gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) – with racketeering, murder, kidnapping and sex trafficking.
The arrests are part of a nationwide crackdown under President Trump’s January 2025 executive order, which designated TdA as a Foreign Terrorist Organization, enabling counterterrorism tactics against the gang’s financial and logistical networks.
The indictment details a double homicide in the Bronx (April 2024) and a sex trafficking ring that exploited Venezuelan women smuggled into the U.S. – using violence, kidnappings, and confiscated immigration documents to control victims.
Since January 2025, over 260 TdA members have been indicted across multiple states, including recent busts in Nebraska for ATM theft rings funding gang operations. Former Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro was also captured and charged with narco-terrorism due to his ties to TdA.
Agencies including HSI, NYPD, FBI and ATF worked together on the case, with five suspects already in custody and one at large. Prosecutors warn of more arrests as investigations continue, emphasizing the urgent need for border security to stop transnational gangs exploiting U.S. immigration loopholes.
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