The vicious Venezuelan migrant gang Tren de Aragua is luring desperate women deep into the heart of the US, forcing them to sell their bodies on the streets of American cities to pay off exorbitant smuggling fees, a newly leaked law enforcement document obtained by The Post reveals.
At least eight states have seen an explosion in migrant prostitution since the gang laid down roots in the US, with authorities in Texas, Nevada, Illinois, California, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey and New York now fighting to curtail the sex trade, the memo shows.
The gang has established “sex trafficking rings” as part of the various “migrant pathways” into the US.” The gangbangers sell the lurid scam to migrant women in South and Central America, offering a path into the US — mostly via El Paso, Texas — before shipping them to other states.
In the Big Apple, Tren de Aragua is trying to recruit foot soldiers to force women into sex trafficking — in the hopes that it will become a main source of income for the gang, according to the leaked memo.
Law enforcement sources in New York said the storefront brothels are suspected of having ties to Tren de Aragua — which recruits members and victims out of city migrant shelters.
It has been subject to at least 100 law enforcement investigations across the US.
“For some women, the debt is almost impossible to pay off due to penalty fees added by TdA members as punishment.” Tren de Aragua, which started as a Venezuelan prison gang, has made its presence in the US known in recent months as multi-state migrant crime syndicate engaging in gun smuggling, thefts, shootings and apartment and hotel takeovers.
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