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Police in the Mexican state of Chihuahua believe that the Venezuela gang Tren d’Aragua may be behind the killing of a Mexican immigration official south of the US border.
Mexican immigration agent Luis Alberto Olivas was pushed down a hill and stoned by two Venezuelan migrants identified as David JV and Carlos Arichuna SM on December 30. The killing took place at a military checkpoint near Ciudad Juárez, just to the south. from El Paso, Texas.
according to Border reportMexican authorities believe that at least one of the Venezuelans is suspected of being a member of Tren de Aragua (TdA), which is a transnational criminal organization that facilitates much of the drug and people trafficking in the area.
This compilation shows a presumed member of the Tren de Aragua and the southern border, (Fox News/Border Patrol)
Chihuahua Public Security Director Gilberto Loya told Border Report that one of the suspected killers “has tattoos that we’ve identified as likely linked to Tren de Aragua” and that police have shared that information with other agencies and are ” looking forward to the next binational meeting.” to have it checked against the (American) databases.”
The tattoo in question depicts an owl, a symbol that, according to Mexican investigative journalist Luis Chaparro, “is often found on members of Tren de Aragua” and often indicates a human smuggler’s “guide”.
According to local news source “The MX Newspaper,” the two would-be Aragua Train members threw rocks at Olivas’ chest, pushed him, sending him tumbling six meters down a hill, and then smashed his head with a large rock, killing him.
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Migrants attempt to cross the US side of the border between El Paso and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico into Texas, the United States, on March 3, 2024. (Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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TdA has been active on the US southern border in recent weeks. On December 31, the Texas Department of Public Safety captured four confirmed TdA members trying to sneak into the US illegally.
The individuals were identified as Segundo Ocando-Mejia, 39 years old; Pedro Luis Salazar-Cuervo, 27; Antonio Joe Urruttia-Rojas, 18; and Levi Jesus Urrutia-Blanco, 18 years old. Ocando-Mejia had tattoos on his shoulders that indicated he might hold rank or leadership within the gang.
Texas Governor Greg Abbottwho has led many efforts to secure the border and crack down on TdA, responded to the arrests by saying, “Our top priority is the safety of Texans, even against the growing threat of Tren de Aragua.”
