Tag: Tren De Aragua
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Tren de Aragua gang leader killed in US military strike, Trump says
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that a “swift and lethal kinetic” U.S. strike has killed Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, whom he called “the infamous leader” of the Tren de Aragua gang. Tren de Aragua has been labeled by the United States as a terrorist organization. Guerrero Flores was charged in a New…
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Venezuelan gang member facing murder charge arrested in Colorado Springs
Federal officials confirmed that a member of Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua was recently arrested in Colorado Springs after being tied to the kidnapping, interrogation and murder of another member over a year ago. Yorvis Carrascal-Campo, 26, was arrested Wednesday after running from local and federal authorities in a southeast Colorado Springs neighborhood. Authorities…
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Two suspected Tren de Aragua leaders indicted in Denver
Denver and federal officials announced the indictment of two suspected Tren de Aragua (TdA) leaders in Denver on Thursday for racketeering that included robbery, extortion, kidnapping, money laundering and controlled substance abuse over a 14-month period in 2024. Indicted were Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano and Brawins Dominique Suarez Villegas, aka “Chino San Vicente.” Gang members…
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Venezuelan gang members in Colorado terrorized each other in violent turf war, arrest records say
Tren de Aragua was involved in car thefts, assaults, and home invasions in Colorado, police say.
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Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua used border chaos to infiltrate U.S.
Tren de Aragua, a criminal gang from Venezuela that is said to be as serious a threat as the Salvadoran gang MS-13, is quietly operating in unsuspected neighborhoods and communities across the country. The Gazette has confirmed the presence of Tren de Aragua, or TDA, in Colorado, and reported that the gang has given “the…