Article Out Loud – Tren de Aragua: From Prison Gang to Transnational Organized Crime Syndicate in the U.S.

Full article by Tony Mottola and Dan Scherr, an Article Out Loud from Domestic Preparedness, October 2, 2024. In this feature article, two U.S. military veterans with extensive homeland security experience highlight the threats posed by transnational organized crime syndicates or transnational street gangs. They share the case of one transnational criminal organization, Tren de Aragua, whose operations spread from Venezuela across Latin America into the United States. Learn how federal, state, and local agencies must collaborate and coordinate with partner agencies and human intelligence within migrant communities to thwart this growing threat.