Erick Alberto Parra Mendoza is the original name of the wanted murderer and leader of one of the most dangerous gangs, not only in Colombia and Venezuela, but in other parts of the continent. He is 30 years old and arrived in Colombia in 2019 as a member of ‘los Meleán’, a gang from Venezuela, dedicated to extortion and the sale of narcotics.
The history of “Yeison Masacre” in Bogotá begins after the death of Willy Meleán and Tirso Meleán (father and son), which led him to become the head of the organization, this led him to expand his “emporium” in Colombia. criminal, attacking mainly the towns of Engativá, Ciudad Bolívar and Kennedy, the latter being the one that has had the largest number of bodies in bags found on public roads.
This gang created by ´Yeico massacre´, would be operating in Venezuela, Ecuador and Chile and would be responsible for about 100 homicides.
What is the Tren de Aragua?, the gang accused of murdering in Bogotá
From Venezuela, the authorities have been able to establish that the ‘Aragua Train‘ is present in at least 11 of the country’s 23 states and its leader is Hector Guerrero Floresknown as “El Niño Guerrero” who would be directing the organization from a prison, where he is serving a 17-year sentence.
The members of this criminal organization They are accused of committing crimes of extortion, kidnapping, robbery, vehicle theft and human trafficking.
The band ‘The Aragua Train‘, was born approximately a decade ago in the state of Aragua and its creators were members of a union for the construction of a train in that region, they would have dedicated themselves to extort contractors and they sold jobs on construction sites.
According to sources consulted by Caracol Radio in the neighboring country, the ‘TRen of Aragua‘ would have 2,700 members and its activities have not been limited to Venezuela, in recent years they have expanded to other countries in the region such as Peru, Brazil, Colombia, Chile and Bolivia.
In Colombia, it started operating on the border between Táchira and Norte de Santander and recently arrived in Bogotá, where they would be fighting against other gangs for the control of the drug business.
