TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 14, 2024

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) is sounding the alarm about a Venezuelan gang it says is operating in major cities across Tennessee, News 5 reports. In its budget request to the governor, the agency warned about the rising threat of Tren de Aragua, a violent criminal group. "We know they are on a pathway to more violence," TBI Director David Rausch said at a budget hearing on Tuesday. "They are back in all our major cities. They are running human trafficking operations." Rausch said the gang was first identified in the state years ago in a human trafficking bust but many of the members fled after the operation. He said there's been no sight of them since until recently.