FBI captures Aníbal Alexander Canelón Aguirre, alias 'El Ingeniero', financier of the Tren de Aragua in Venezuela

The United States has captured Aníbal Alexander Canelón Aguirre, alias "El Ingeniero" or "Prometeo", one of the ten most wanted fugitives by the FBI in Venezuela, accused of having financed the Tren de Aragua with the proceeds of a vast cyber fraud network. This was announced by the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Kash Patel, during a hearing in the US Senate, specifying that with his arrest all ten wanted people on the list were captured.

Canelón Aguirre, added to the list last March, was the first cybercriminal to join. According to the FBI, he led an international network accused of stealing millions of dollars from American financial institutions through so-called "ATM jackpotting", illegally dispensing cash to ATMs using malware. Part of the money, according to investigators, would have been destined for the Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan transnational criminal organization. Canelón is also accused of money laundering and material support for terrorism.