McNeilly said the murder-for-hire charges include a group who allegedly agreed to kill two people for $15,000 and then a bonus $5,000 if they included the victims' severed heads as proof.
The criminal gang Tren de Aragua is identified by the Bogotá authorities as one of those responsible for a sharp increase of violence in the city
Among the accused is Josmar Jesús Zambrano Chirinos, an alleged ringleader of the notorious Venezuelan Tren de Aragua criminal group
Rubio asserted that the Biden Administration "must designate the Tren de Aragua as a Transnational Criminal Organization."
According to the arrest report, while in the victim's home, one of the attackers stated that they belonged to the violent Venezuelan gang of the "Tren de Aragua."
Researchers have traced the origins of the Aragua Train to the Tocorón prison in the Venezuelan state of Aragua sometime between 2013 and 2015
Last year, U.S. border authorities detained 41 alleged members of the dangerous Venezuelan mega-gang El Tren de Aragua while they were trying to enter the country. This criminal group, known for its violence and illicit activities, has been identified as a growing threat to public safety in the United States.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she joins Trump in his desire to defeat the cartels. She wants to coordinate intergovernmental efforts with the United States, but prefers each national government focus on their own jurisdiction.
A special agent from the FBI spoke about how the two gangs are rapidly expanding and creating a criminal empire in the North American country
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele wrote "oopsie" and "too late" on X alongside a news article about a federal judge trying to block President Trump from deporting 5 Venezuelans linked to the Tren de Aragua gang.