The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is warning residents about the presence of a violent Venezuelan street gang called Tren de Aragua. TBI Director David Rausch said intelligence the agency has gathered suggests the gang is in Tennessee after it was previously believed to be gone following past arrests.

The Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) is now operating in 16 states, according to a new Homeland Security memo cited by the New York Post.

The notorious Venezuelan criminal gang Tren de Aragua is now reportedly operating in 16 states across the U.S., including Colorado, Tennessee, and New York.According to a U.S. Department of Homeland Security memo seen by The New York Post,