Bodyguards stand guard as prosecutor Mario Carrera surveys the shantytown of Cerro Chuño, a stronghold of Los Gallegos, the northern Chilean offshoot of the Tren de Aragua criminal gang, in Arica, Chile, Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Alleged members of the Tren de Aragua gang attend a preliminary hearing facing homicide charges, in Santiago, Chile, July 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Alleged members of the Tren de Aragua sit handcuffed during a preliminary hearing where they face homicide charges, in Santiago, Chile, July 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Fernando Colmenares, center, walk along the Chacalluta border as they leave Chile due to what they describe as discrimination against Venezuelans fueled by rising crime, in Arica, Chile Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Officers from the regional prosecutor’s team drive through the shantytown of Cerro Chuño, a stronghold of Los Gallegos, the northern Chilean offshoot of the Tren de Aragua criminal gang, in Arica, Chile, Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
ARICA, Chile (AP) — Chilean prosecutors brought a record number of gang members to trial after a yearslong investigation into Tren de Aragua, the Venezuelan crime syndicate designated a foreign terrorist group by U.S. President Donald Trump. The Chilean case dismantled the gang’s northern Chile offshoot, known as Los Gallegos, and highlighted the value of long-term investigations as public enthusiasm grows for a more ruthless approach.
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