U.S. intelligence agencies reported that Tren de Aragua gang members in the states do not appear to be controlled by the Venezuelan government and President Nicolas Maduro, though the FBI believes Venezuelan officials “use members as proxies” in the U.S., according to a partially declassified report.
A secret April 7 National Intelligence Council assessment concluded Maduro’s regime is probably not directing the Venezuelan gang’s activities in the U.S., The New York Times reported.
“While Venezuela’s permissive environment enables TDA to operate, the Maduro regime probably does not have a policy of cooperating with TDA and is not directing TDA movement to and operations in the United States,” the memo said, according to the Times.
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