The Venezuelan criminal gang known as Tren de Aragua has been designated a terrorist entity in Trinidad and Tobago.
On Tuesday, the High Court of Trinidad and Tobago granted an application made by the Attorney General under Section 22B of the Anti-Terrorism Act, Chap. 12:07, and under the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373.
The order prohibits any dealings with Tren de Aragua and instructs that any property owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, and derived or generated from funds or other assets owned or controlled, be directly frozen.
Tren de Aragua has cells in Colombia, Peru and Chile, with a presence in the United States, Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil.
The Office of the Attorney General says this designation forms part of the Government’s continuing efforts to strengthen national security and protect the citizenry, uphold the rule of law, and disrupt transnational organised criminals and their operations.