Colombia Captures Top Tren de Aragua Boss | Salt Lake City News

Salt Lake City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 29, 2026 · 1m

Colombian authorities just pulled off a major win, arresting Luis Páez Nieto — a suspected top lieutenant of the deadly Tren de Aragua gang. Operating from Bogotá, he allegedly coordinated high-stakes drug trafficking, violence, and money laundering across the Americas. This bust, the result of a U.S.-Colombia joint operation, sends a chilling message: narco-terrorists have no safe haven. The DEA hailed it as a critical blow, while Colombia embraces deeper security cooperation. His extradition to the U.S. remains pending, but this arrest marks a major step in dismantling one of the…