Given the alert in several cities in the United States due to the alleged presence of members of the transnational criminal organization “Tren de Aragua”, The Texas Department of Public Safety released the most common tattoos and other badges used by these criminals to be able to identify them.
The brutal criminal organization, which was born in a Venezuelan prison known as Tocorón, would take advantage of the border crisis to establish itself in cities such as New York, Denver and Chicago, as well as in areas of the state of Texas.
What are the tattoos worn by members of the Tren de Aragua?
Among the most common designs are stars on shoulders to indicate ranks, crowns similar to those used by the Latin Kings gang, firearms or grenades, stars and gas masks.
Other symbols include trains, dice, roses and predatory animals, such as tigers and jaguars. The gang members’ tattoos include NBA Hall of Famer Michael Jordan’s Nike logo along with his uniform number, 23, and the number refers to “January 23,” a well-known Venezuelan neighborhood. located in the city of Caracas.
Some members of the Tren de Aragua also have tattoos with the initials HJfrom Hijos de Dios, which may be part of the gang’s slang, the phrase Until Death in body ink, or a train in allusion to the band’s name.
They offer a reward in Texas for information about the Aragua Train
Texas Governor Greg Abbott Offers up to $5,000 dollars for information leading to the capture of members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.
The leader of the Republican Party revealed the reward last week and made clear that Texas authorities will not give ground to the dangerous gang, whose members have entered the United States along with millions of other immigrants who crossed the border in recent years.
Abbott’s announcement Monday comes after he designated Tren de Aragua as a foreign terrorist organization as part of a state operation to crack down on the gang and its criminal operations.
He said that Anyone with information about the gang members is asked to call the Texas Crime Stoppers hotline or submit a tip online. Because reports are anonymous, callers will receive a report number.
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