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Members of feared Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua are in Chicago, authorities say
NBC 5 Chicago ^ | January 25, 2024 | Mariana Reyes

Posted on 01/26/2024 8:22:32 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia

Authorities have confirmed the presence of members of the dangerous Venezuelan gang the Tren de Aragua in the Chicago area.

This transnational criminal organization, which has managed to spread its terror very quickly throughout South America, is in the United States, according to intelligence reports from local agencies.

Since at least October 2023, intelligence divisions of the Cook County Sheriff's Office confirmed through internal emails obtained by Telemundo Chicago that members of the Aragua Train are in Chicago.

Garry McCarthy, police chief for suburban Willow Spring and former police superintendent for Chicago, calls the Aragua Train a criminal enterprise and confirms that it is operating in Chicago.

Through emails reported by Telemundo Chicago, officers alerted their internal units that “the gang has strong human trafficking operations in Latin America and that multiple agencies have confirmed its presence within the United States.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nbcchicago.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: bidenlegacy; chicago; crime; migrants; venezuela
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1 posted on 01/26/2024 8:22:32 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Yes they are, and they’ve been found branching out into Indiana. Locally five members were arrested in central Indiana for looting houses along with a Colombian gang.


2 posted on 01/26/2024 8:27:00 AM PST by ducttape45 (Proverbs 14:34, "Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.")
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

How did they get here though?

I can’t figure it out


3 posted on 01/26/2024 8:29:15 AM PST by janetjanet998 (Legacy media including youtube are the enemy of the people and must die)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

That’s all we needed along with the invaders from those Muslim countries who are part of the Muslim brotherhood terrorists clan! Unite those two groups and we’re in for a hellish ride!


4 posted on 01/26/2024 8:29:55 AM PST by RoseofTexas
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Thanks to Joe Biden and his no border Democrapts.


5 posted on 01/26/2024 8:33:29 AM PST by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: janetjanet998

They bribed the President to let them in.


6 posted on 01/26/2024 8:33:30 AM PST by The Free Engineer
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

How dangerous are some of these gangs? Like the one menacing Clint Eastwood’s Hmong neighbors in Gran Torino, or worse?


7 posted on 01/26/2024 8:36:07 AM PST by desertsolitaire ( M)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
--- "Members of feared Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua are in Chicago, authorities say" UPON THE INVITATION of Democrats.

Mayorkas, working under Biden and "for" Obama, "fundamentally" transforming the nation, one illegal migrant after another illegal migrant.

Part of the "make Chicago Venezuela" program....

8 posted on 01/26/2024 8:41:22 AM PST by Worldtraveler once upon a time (Degrow government)
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To: ducttape45

Locally five members were arrested in central Indiana for looting houses along with a Colombian gang.


For those who have not traveled in Latin America, houses there are designed to be burglar-resistant. The front-yard, if there at all, is protected by a high fence, usually topped with razor wire. All windows are barred and doors have heavy security gates. The back yard will have high walls often topped with broken glass (old school) or even more razor wire.

Our homes must look like child’s play to them.


9 posted on 01/26/2024 8:42:25 AM PST by hanamizu ( )
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

How did they get to Chicago?


10 posted on 01/26/2024 8:42:51 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Probably flew in first class. Foot soldiers may have been BCs but the bigs? Nah! And in chicongo, is that a step up or down?


11 posted on 01/26/2024 8:42:54 AM PST by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Just doing jobs Americans won’t do. Or our gangs don’t do as well.


12 posted on 01/26/2024 8:47:52 AM PST by SJackson (In a war of ideas it is people who get killed, Stanislaw Jerzy Lec)
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To: hanamizu
The front-yard, if there at all, is protected by a high fence, usually topped with razor wire. All windows are barred and doors have heavy security gates. The back yard will have high walls often topped with broken glass (old school) or even more razor wire.

And some locals, at least the ones dealing with tourists, will tell you crime isn't a problem.

13 posted on 01/26/2024 8:49:08 AM PST by SJackson (In a war of ideas it is people who get killed, Stanislaw Jerzy Lec)
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To: RoseofTexas

Buy ammo.


14 posted on 01/26/2024 8:50:45 AM PST by nonliberal (Z.)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Gonna have a real life West (South) Side Story, only a bit more violent.


15 posted on 01/26/2024 8:50:49 AM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: hanamizu
A few things I do is:

1. I don't leave anything outside. Nothing. That way it won't attract attention.

2. I cut down all foliage close to the house so there's no where for anyone to hide while waiting for me to leave the residence.

3. I got flood lights in the back and front to deter would be thieves during the evening hours. I got the brightest lights of any house on the block.

16 posted on 01/26/2024 8:57:28 AM PST by ducttape45 (Proverbs 14:34, "Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people.")
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Well I guess Trump was right. That’s the hardest thing for the left to admit.


17 posted on 01/26/2024 9:04:37 AM PST by toddausauras (Trump Lake 2024....Go down swinging!)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

So far, the big caravan Venezuelans seem to be a bunch of criminals. Thanks JO Jo! AZHO.


18 posted on 01/26/2024 9:09:59 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer ( Joe Pedo's America! The Motel 6 to the world. Joe's Border Patrol will keep the light on for you.)
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To: ducttape45

Like you, we have flood lights on every side of our house. Also have outdoor cameras so we can see activity around our house. Our backyard neighbors are woodland animals and farmers, so there’s not easy entry from back there. We are too close to Chicago to ignore what happens there.


19 posted on 01/26/2024 9:12:16 AM PST by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Keep voting Democrat.


20 posted on 01/26/2024 9:13:23 AM PST by Pajamajan (Pray for our nation. Never b e slave in ast new Socialist America.)
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