Report Reveals Tren de Aragua Presence in 10 Mexican States as Authorities Step Up Efforts to Curb Gang's Expansion

Intelligence reports indicate Tren de Aragua is setting up small networks in tourist and urban areas across Mexico to operate under the radar. (Credit: Via Unsplash)

Over the past year, Mexican intelligence agencies have been closely monitoring the growing presence of the Venezuelan-born gang Tren de Aragua. Authorities say the group has pushed the country into a critical phase of "surveillance, detection, and dismantling of its cells" before they can fully establish themselves, with operations being tracked closely in Mexico City.

According to Milenio, investigative agents report that Tren de Aragua operates in nine Mexican states and maintains a presence in at least three boroughs of the capital.