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Colombia Captures Tren de Aragua Leader in U.S. Operation

8/29/2026

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Colombia captured Luis Saúl Pérez Nieto, a senior Tren de Aragua leader, in a joint U.S. operation.
U.S. Southern Command praised the arrest as evidence of deeper cooperation under President Abelardo de la Espriella.
DEA Administrator Terry Cole congratulated President de la Espriella and Colombian police for the capture.
Chile extradited two Tren de Aragua leaders, including Rafael Enrique Gámez Salas, to face kidnapping and murder charges.

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Colombia captured Luis Saúl Pérez Nieto, a senior Tren de Aragua leader, in a joint U.S. operation.
U.S. Southern Command praised the arrest as evidence of deeper cooperation under President Abelardo de la Espriella.
DEA Administrator Terry Cole congratulated President de la Espriella and Colombian police for the capture.
Chile extradited two Tren de Aragua leaders, including Rafael Enrique Gámez Salas, to face kidnapping and murder charges.