In the framework of a tripartite operation with the assistance of the FBI and the Chilean Investigative Police ( PDI), Peru's police arrested a Venezuelan criminal who claimed to be the leader of the Aragua Train in Chile.
Ibelmery Adon Colina Maldonado, alias R15, 48, was detained for allegedly being involved in the theft of a Cuban citizen in Chile, among other crimes.
Interior Minister General César Astudillo stated at a press conference that "he was captured with the assistance of a police team with the help of the FBI of the United States and the PDI of Chile. "
The minister stated that" this fugitive may be imprisoned in Chile. "
Adon Colina "belongs to the multinational corporation known as Tren de Aragua," according to the official.
According to Colombian police, the capture took place in the morning on a street in the densely occupied district of San Marten de Porres, north of Lima, with false documents.
General Manuel Lozada, the head of criminal investigations at the police, stated to the press that "his entry ( from Chile ) has been irregular.
In May, the FBI and Chilean authorities" signed a convention to confront international organized crime through cooperation and specialized investigation. "
General Arriola, the police chief, kept from providing more information about the FBI's and PDI's involvement and merely stated that there was an "interaction between the three causes. "
One of the reported leaders of the Aragua Train in Chile, identified as Luis Sal Pérez Nieto, alias Páez or Nairobi, was detained on Thursday in Bogota, Colombia.
Washington designated The Aragua Train as a terrorist organization in the position with the same name in Venezuela, and according to knowledge studies, it has since spread to eight South American nations.
The legal gang is accused of bribery, human trafficking, murder, theft, fraud, medicine trafficking, and murder.
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