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Argentina Detains Venezuelan Suspected of Tren de Aragua Ties in Corrientes

Officials say an Interpol tip prompted the stop.

Overview

  • Prefectura Naval Argentina intercepted the man in Ituzaingó moments before he boarded a bus to Posadas, with an eight-hour detention ordered by prosecutor Tamara Ahumada Pourcel.
  • Authorities report he entered the country irregularly through Salta about six days earlier and told officers he planned to continue on to Paraguay.
  • Investigators cite information from Interpol Venezuela and tattoos with gang symbolism as the basis for linking him to Tren de Aragua.
  • The detainee remains under guard while the National Directorate of Migrations moves forward with expulsion procedures.
  • The Security Ministry presents the case as part of stricter border and airport controls under President Javier Milei, and one outlet reports a prior homicide record that has not been independently confirmed.