INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Venezuelan Minister Claims Tren de Aragua Dismantled
Venezuela's Minister of Internal Affairs, Justice and Peace, Remigio Ceballos, stated on Friday that the international criminal syndicate Tren de Aragua has been completely dismantled within Venezuela. Venezuelan authorities have previously claimed the criminal structure was "effectively dismantled" in September 2023 following an intense operation conducted by authorities at Tocoron prison, Aragua state, where a large number of the gang's leadership organized criminal operations in relative safety.