Three suspected associates of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua have been charged in an undercover sting operation targeting drug and gun traffickers in Chicago.

Alvaro Berrios Godoy, Oscar Puerta Gorrin, and Lilibeth Diaz Pirela were all taken into custody last week after being ensared in an investigation launched in May by the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. They are now facing charges in Cook County court, records show.

In court filings, Illinois Assistant Attorney General Thomas Darman said the ATF was investigating “suspected members of the Tren de Aragua transnational criminal organization,” which has been at the center of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

ATF informants first set up a controlled purchase of “Tusi,” a trendy mixture of d

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