Venezuela’s socialist government has pardoned Hector “The Child” Guerrero, the leader of Venezuela’s largest mega-organization, “The Child.” Torren de Aragua (“Aragua Train”), who escapes from prison months before an organized crime syndicate establishes a criminal base in New York City.
Aragua Train started in 2012 as a local trade union gang named after the state of Aragua, quickly grew into a full-fledged transnational criminal organization, and now has access to other regional countries and now tacit impunity. In response, we are expanding our activities to the United States. offered by dictator Nicolas Maduro’s regime.
FBI employee Suspect A criminal organization that has expanded into New York has partnered with El Salvador’s Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang and is conducting violent criminal activities in New York.
Members of the MS-13 and 18 gangs inside a cell at a maximum security prison in Izalco, Sonsonate, El Salvador, September 4, 2020. (YURI CORTEZ/AFP, Getty Images)
report published by new york post On Monday, anonymous sources said the Aragua Train members moved to New York after crossing the southern border and applying for asylum in the United States.
The FBI fears a dangerous alliance is forming between MS-13 and Venezuela’s bloodthirsty Tren de Aragua gang behind the New York City cell phone heist.
They demand and extort Venezuelans to pay bribes in exchange for protection and even cross the border from Venezuela into Colombia. pic.twitter.com/xDDrfclCyn— Viral News NYC (@ViralNewsNYC) February 13, 2024
The presence of the Aragua train triggered a violent wave of cell phone robberies by individuals riding mopeds. This is a common tactic used by Venezuelan gang members.
The phone is, according to new york post This report was used to fraudulently drain victims’ bank accounts in both the United States and South America, before being erased, reprogrammed, and shipped to Colombia for sale.
In addition to New York, U.S. law enforcement officials have confirmed the presence of gang members in other cities, including: Chicago and miami.
Guerrero is the founder of a huge Venezuelan gang. extensive His criminal history includes allegations of extortion, kidnapping, drug trafficking, murder-for-hire, vehicle theft, immigrant smuggling, sex trafficking, and human trafficking.
As of late September 2023, when the Maduro government took office, his whereabouts remain unknown. attacked The Tocolon prison in Aragua is under the control of Venezuela’s Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) and has become a base for gang operations.
Members of the Bolivarian National Police patrol on quad bikes Tokoron inside the prison Tokoron, Aragua State, Venezuela, September 23, 2023. (YURI CORTEZ/AFP via Getty Images)
Nongovernmental organization claimed The Maduro regime attacked Tocolon after President Guerrero negotiated the handover of the facility to the socialist government. The gang leader had allegedly escaped from prison before the operation took place.
Investigators suspect Guerrero may have been able to escape from Tocoron by boat before the September raid through a series of tunnels connecting the prison to nearby Lake Valencia. Inmates reportedly regularly used the tunnel to move freely between prisons.
At the time of the attack, Guerrero was “serving” a 17-year prison sentence starting in 2018 after being convicted of murder, drug trafficking and multiple other crimes.
As leader of the Aragua train, Guerrero ran the now-closed Tocolon prison. To plan — A slang title given to the supreme leader of a Venezuelan prison.Guerrero, tocolon disease state plan, Venezuela operated its facilities under a fiefdom system known as Pranath (“Pranath”).Venezuelan Pranath system function About unique governance, rules, and terminology.
One such regulation requires prison inmates to pay a pre-set periodic fee to the prison. plan In exchange for safety, in some cases additional benefits, such as food or medicine, are given to the “cause.” Failure to pay for the “cause” will result in the offending inmate’s life being threatened.
Guerrero turned Tocoron into a fortified enclave with funds from his “cause” and profits from Aragua Train’s criminal activities. Special feature Amenities include Guerrero’s own private residence, swimming pool, bar, club, baseball field, and private bank offices. The Venezuelan National Guard provided external security for Guerrero and the Aragua train while he ran the prison.
Planate Guerrero-like fiefdoms are found in all of Venezuela’s major prison facilities, all of which areblessing” implicitly or not, of the dominant socialist regime.
Christian K. Caruso is a Venezuelan writer who chronicles life under socialism. You can follow him on Twitter here.
