More than 25 charged in nationwide Tren de Aragua crackdown involving guns, drugs and cash

Federal authorities charged much than 25 alleged members and associates of Tren de Aragua (TdA), seizing much than 80 firearms, astir 18 kilograms of drugs and much than $100,000 successful currency arsenic portion of a sweeping crackdown connected the convulsive transnational gang.

President Donald Trump has helped unleash the afloat powerfulness of national authorities by designating TdA a overseas violent enactment past year. Now, more than 260 members and associates of TdA person been charged.

"This FBI and our interagency partners proceed to interruption convulsive pack networks each implicit America, and today’s monolithic takedown of 25 Tren de Aragua members is conscionable the latest example," FBI Director Kash Patel told Fox News Digital successful a statement.

"Under President Trump’s enactment the historical Homeland Security Task Force exemplary is making America safer than it’s been successful generations – and we won’t halt until we basal these transgression networks wholly retired of our communities."

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem tours the Terrorist Confinement Center successful Tecoluca, El Salvador, connected March 26, 2025, wherever prisoners with MS-13 pack tattoos are held.

The cognition targeted alleged TdA enactment tied to firearms trafficking, narcotics organisation and different convulsive transgression conduct, according to national authorities. Investigators recovered fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy, ketamine, MDMA and tusi, a pinkish pulverization often containing ketamine and/or MDMA.

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Charges person been filed crossed six U.S. Attorney's offices, including the Districts of Colorado, Southern Florida, Northern Indiana, Middle Tennessee, Western Tennessee and Eastern Washington.

The bust underscores the Trump administration’s propulsion to dismantle overseas pack networks operating wrong the United States, including TdA, which has drawn increasing scrutiny from instrumentality enforcement implicit its alleged relation successful convulsive crime, cause trafficking and migrant-related transgression networks.

Authorities said investigators besides seized much than $100,000 successful currency during the nationwide crackdown. (Paul Sancya/AP Photo)

"The success of this cognition is simply a testament to the dedication and expertise of our HSI peculiar agents and the unwavering committedness of our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners," U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Acting Executive Associate Director John Condon wrote successful a statement.

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President Trump is pictured adjacent to alleged Tren de Aragua pack members. The president has made a constituent to ace down connected the convulsive gang. (Edward Romero/Getty Images)

"The Homeland Security Task Force’s ngo is to safeguard the United States from transnational threats by leveraging intelligence-driven investigations and robust interagency collaboration. 

"This TdA takedown demonstrates the powerfulness of unified enactment successful disrupting unsafe transgression networks and protecting our communities."