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NBC5 News Interview with Michael Brown - Venezuelan gang ‘Tren de Aragua' active along Texas-Mexico border, North Texas

Sep 19, 2024

This interview first appeared on www.nbcdfw.com.

Michael Brown discusses a Texas Senate Committee hearing on border security, where concerns were raised about the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) entering the U.S., particularly through El Paso. Experts warn that TdA's presence in Texas could grow rapidly, and law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, are monitoring its activities.

 

Views expressed in this article are opinions of the interviewee, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Rigaku Analytical Devices.

Be sure to check out Michael's podcast 'The Opioid Matrix,' where he has a 360-degree discussion with all angles contributing to the current opioid crisis our communities face.

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Michael W. Brown is the global director of counter-narcotics technology at Rigaku Analytical Devices. He has a distinguished career spanning more than 32 years as a Special Agent for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Most recently he was the DEA Headquarters staff coordinator for the Office of Foreign Operations for the Middle East-Europe-Afghanistan-India. Prior to that he served as the country attaché in India and Myanmar providing foreign advisory support for counter narcotic enforcement. He also spent 10 years in Pakistan as a special advisor to the US Embassy on various law enforcement issues. Michael is a graduate of the United States Ranger Training Battalion and has a master’s degree in Interdisciplinary Technology and Management from the University of Eastern Michigan.

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