Venezuelan criminal organization "Tren De Aragua" sanctioned by OFAC for alleged cryptocurrency money laundering

The Venezuelan criminal organization "Tren De Aragua" has been listed by the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) as a transnational organization engaged in illegal activities such as kidnapping, human trafficking, and extortion. The U.S. Treasury Department also stated that the organization was involved in a number of criminal activities, and the organization used cryptocurrencies to launder its criminal activities to a certain extent.