A Peruvian police megaoperative, with American support, executed in several points of Lima ended the capture of 20 people belonging to the Transnational Criminal Band the Aragua Train and the release of 84 victims, two of them minors, reported this Saturday Official sources.
The United States Embassy in Peru indicated through a statement that the operation was carried out with the support of the National Immigration and Customs Security Research Office of the United States Embassy in Peru (HSI Lima).
He said that on Friday night 300 agents of the National Police of Peru (PNP) of specialized units were deployed, together with agents of HSI Lima and police officers of the HSI Transnational Criminal Investigation Unit.
These intervened the districts of the Peruvian capital of Santa Anita, San Martín de Porres and Puente Piedra and “as a result of the directed operation, 20 arrests were made and 84 victims were rescued, two of them minors.”
In addition, “at least eight locations were identified to execute the arrest of approximately 24 individuals to dismantle a suspicious network of trafficking in persons involving around 50 minor victims.”
“In the night an operation was carried out with the support of HSI Lima in order to dismant The direction against trafficking in persons and illicit traffic of migrants.
For its part, the American ambassador, Stephanie Syptak-Ramnath, added in the statement that transnational criminal organizations “have no place in the strong, safe and prosperous region that we are building with our partners.”
We dismantle Aragua’s faction and rescue victims of trafficking!
The @POLICIAPERU rescued victims of sexual exploitation by the Mafia the children of God, a violent faction of the International Train of Aragua network. A total of 23 criminals were captured. pic.twitter.com/0gmu3ay412
– Ministry of Interior (@mininterperu) February 8, 2025
The ambassador indicated that “the success” of this operation “is a testimony of the great work that we can achieve together to improve the security of our citizens and our shared region.”
The Embassy added that the United States National Security Department works with its partners in the application of the law as a priority “to combat the growing threats to public security that represent transnational criminal organizations.”
«The United States Embassy in Peru, including HSI Lima, remains committed to supporting the Government of Peru to continue its mission of deterring, dismantling and dismantling transnational criminal organizations such as the Aragua train, which exploit the most vulnerable for their own benefit, ”he concluded.
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