(NewsNation) — Infighting between members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua has caused it to split into two factions, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
An investigation revealed some Tren de Aragua members are disavowing the group and calling themselves “Anti-Tren.” Numerous shootings have stemmed from hostilities between these factions, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
Officials say the gang, one of the most notorious in Latin America, has a presence in the United States as well.
Anderson Zambrano-Pacheco, a suspected leader of Tren de Aragua, was arrested earlier this week through a multiagency operation in New York City. Wanted for burglary in Colorado, Aurora police say Zambrano-Pacheco was part of a group that threatened residents of two apartments with guns.
Aurora Councilwoman Danielle Jurinsky worries Tren de Aragua’s division into two groups will help them continue to grow.
“What I have seen here in Aurora is just devastating,” she said on a special edition of “NewsNation Prime” Saturday night.