The FBI is aware of and has begun tracking the Venezuelan-based gang Tren de Aragua, a criminal cross-border organization that is said to be more violent than MS-13 and whose member is suspected in the murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley.
FBI Director Christopher Wray revealed the information to House lawmakers Thursday during a congressional hearing.
“So we’re certainly tracking that particular gang, TDA, as we refer to it. We have Safe Streets violent gang task forces in all 56 of our field offices, which are focused specifically on gangs and other similar violent criminal enterprises,” Wray said.
“That’s the vehicle through which we are looking at TDA, whether it’s leaders, members, associates,” Wray said. “We have ongoing engagement with intelligence community partners, state [and] local law enforcement in some cases, foreign partners, in looking
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