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The Sydney Opera House sails show photos of Britain’s King Charles and Queen camilla soon after their arrival in Sydney, Australia, Oct. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)The Sydney Opera House sails show photos of Britain’s King Charles and Queen camilla soon after their arrival in Sydney, Australia, Oct. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Hand of a baby juts out of the shawl of an exile Tibetan woman as she attends a short sermon delivered by Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on the 15th day of the first Tibetan month in Dharamshala, India, Feb. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)Hand of a baby juts out of the shawl of an exile Tibetan woman as she attends a short sermon delivered by Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama on the 15th day of the first Tibetan month in Dharamshala, India, Feb. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)Pope Francis arrives at the Holy Trinity Humanistic School in Baro, near Vanimo, Papua New Guinea, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis arrives at the Holy Trinity Humanistic School in Baro, near Vanimo, Papua New Guinea, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)Indian students of the Swaminarayan Gurukul pray after demonstrating a ritualistic bath called Magh Snan for the media during the auspicious Hindu calendar month of Magh in Ahmedabad, India, Jan. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

Indian students of the Swaminarayan Gurukul pray after demonstrating a ritualistic bath called Magh Snan for the media during the auspicious Hindu calendar month of Magh in Ahmedabad, India, Jan. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

An Asaro mudman has a drink of water as Pope Francis gives an address during his meeting with young people at the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)Some gang victims left Venezuela, joining the exodus of more than 7.7 million people who migrated in search of better living conditions. Among them was retiree Manuel Marquez’ son.

“He had a convenience store... and they wanted to charge him a ‘vaccine,’” Marquez, 71, said using the colloquial term in Spanish for a protection fee that criminals charge businesses. “They came in, tied him up, and took everything. Anyone who refuses (to pay), let’s just say it, is looted. That’s how things work here, it’s unfortunate.”Marquez’s son relocated to Ecuador after the gang emptied his convenience store in Maracay.

The Tren de Aragua also spread terror with phone calls and WhatsApp messages meant to extort hundreds or thousands of dollars from average Venezuelans.“The first time, thank God, my daughter-in-law was home, and she told me to hang up, but it was hard and I was trembling,” said Maracay dentist Esperanza de Andrade, who received three calls. “They told me my name, my children’s names, where they went to school, and that, of course, alarmed me greatly. They directly threatened my life and the lives of my children.”