A joint operation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) has resulted in the indictment of eight individuals with ties to the notorious Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang for their alleged involvement in a transnational commercial sex enterprise.

Eight Venezuelan gang members have been indicted in connection with sex trafficking women from South America to Tennessee, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

The defendants are accused of luring dozens of victims from Venezuela and other countries to the U.S. on the “promise of a better life."

Eight Venezuelan nationals have been named in a new indictment for their connection to an “unlawful sex business enterprise,” which involved bringing women from Central and South America to the United States.