The Ministry of Finance reported that together with the Treasury Department it designated 11 objectives, seven people and four companieslike members of the Aragua Train criminal organization, designated by the United States as a terrorist organization.
The Treasury reported that through the Financial Intelligence Unit (UIF), it carried out national and international coordination actions that include the location in Mexico of one of the designated persons, their incorporation into the List of Blocked Persons, the corresponding complaint to the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic, the issuance of alerts to the financial system and the joint work with OFAC to corroborate “ghost” companies active in the country.
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He explained that the Aragua Train maintains activities associated with smuggling, human trafficking, extortion and drug trafficking, and is used as a criminal arm in “narcoterrorism” schemes to intimidate and attack citizens in Venezuela.
“Its presence has been documented in countries such as Peru, Mexico, Ecuador, Chile, United States and Colombia, through criminal networks and business structures used to facilitate and conceal illicit flows.”
He pointed out that among the people who were designated by OFAC a Venezuelan public figure is found linked to the field of entertainment, with recent presence in Mexico and financial activity registered in the country.
Open sources indicate that he would maintain a close relationship with a leader of the criminal group, which in previous years would have led to logistical support for said structure.