According to Odaily Planet Daily, 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 said the group was involved in a number of criminal activities and used cryptocurrencies to launder its criminal activities in part.