Rafael Enrique Gamez Salas, a Venezuelan national with prior U.S. convictions for human smuggling and illegal reentry, has been extradited to Chile to face seven charges related to his alleged leadership of the Tren de Aragua (TdA) cell in Chile. Chile accuses him of orchestrating extortions, kidnappings, and a 2024 homicide of a former Venezuelan military officer. The extradition follows his arrest in the U.S. on a provisional arrest request and his completion of a prison sentence for illegal reentry. Chilean authorities allege Gamez Salas directed the February 2024 kidnapping and murder, involving torture and dismemberment, as well as other crimes including extortion and firearm offenses. The U.S. Justice Department emphasized cross-border cooperation to dismantle transnational criminal networks. This follows the 2025 extradition of another TdA member linked to the same case.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ).
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