Law enforcement in our area are staying alert after reports of activity from venezuelan gang activity in several tennessee cities .. Including chattanooga.Polic

A member of the violent Venezuelan gang now operating in Tennessee is charged in connection with a human trafficking operation in Chattanooga.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said the accused gang member is facing drug charges as well as a charge of patronizing prostitution.

Four people face charges in Hamilton County who state authorities say were involved in an illegal sex trafficking operation. The operation, conducted last week, aimed to disrupt human sex trafficking activities in the Hamilton County area.

A member of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua was arrested in Hamilton County, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation reported.

An alleged member of the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua, who is believed to be involved in criminal acts in Chicago, was among those arrested in a sex trafficking investigation in Tennessee,

Authorities said Monday that the first arrest was made in Chattanooga last week of a member of the violent Venzuelan gang Tren de Aragua. The gang member arrested was Adelvis Rodriguez-Carmona, 30. He was passing through the area and not embedded in the community, officials said.

Wesley Tabor spent more than two decades working for the Drug Enforcement Administration. He held leadership positions across the US and spent years serving in Central America, including Venezuela. There,

The Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) is now operating in 16 states, according to a new Homeland Security memo cited by the New York Post.