Venezuelan street gang members use women to lure murder victim to Miami-Dade hotel, records show

Venezuela’s vicious Tren De Aragua street gang — known for its brutality in dominating narcotrafficking and black markets — is operating in Miami-Dade County, according to federal and local law enforcement. A recent murder is evidence that the gang used women as a lure and was working out of hotels in Medley and near the Miami International Airport.

Undercover officers use online ads to set up prostitution deals in effort to rescue sex trafficking victims, FBI agents say

After finding an online prostitution ad on the Skip The Games site, an undercover officer called a woman and set up a $300 per hour meeting at a hotel room in Miami-Dade County’s University Park neighborhood, records show.