Tren de Aragua specializes in human trafficking, sexual exploitation of migrants, torture and murders. The mega-band has set off the alarms of Chilean security after the kidnapping and murder of former Venezuelan military officer Ronald Ojeda.
Kidnappings and murders are part of the activities of the criminal organization. In the Metropolitan Region of Santiago, the average of six to eight cases per year shot up to 26 in 2021. By November 2023 there were already 45, according to information from the PDI.