Tren de Aragua gang kingpin makes FBI's Ten Most Wanted list
A Tren de Aragua kingpin landed on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list — marking the first time a member of the prison gang has made the bureau's famous rogues' gallery.
Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano, 37, is wanted for organizing drug trafficking and terrorism operations for the notorious Venezuelan outfit that operates throughout the US and other countries.
The FBI highlighted Serrano's addition to the list on Tuesday and announced a $3 million bounty for information leading to the capture of the Venezuelan gangbanger.
'Tren de Aragua is allegedly responsible for sending gang members to the U.S. who engage in drug trafficking, human trafficking, weapons trafficking, and violent crime,' the FBI said in a statement.
The gang rose to infamy last year for taking over whole apartment buildings in Colorado, a sanctuary state.
3 Photo of Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano, an alleged senior leader of the Tren de Aragua transnational gang.
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3 FBI wanted poster for Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano, alleged senior leader of the Tren de Aragua gang.
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President Trump later branded Tren de Aragua a terrorist organization and made it a prime target in his sweeping immigration crackdown.
Serrano faces charges of conspiracy to provide and providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, as well as conspiracy and distribution of cocaine in Colombia intended for distribution in the US.
The Department of the Treasury also sanctioned Serrano on Tuesday, freezing his assets in the US.
3 Photo of Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano, alleged senior leader of the Tren de Aragua gang.
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'[Tren de Aragua] remains focused on terrorizing our communities and facilitating the flow of illicit narcotics into our country, relying on key leaders like Mosquera Serrano to finance and oversee their violent operations,' said Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent.
Trump has designated Tren de Aragua as an invading force under the 1798 Alien Enemies Act, which he has used to deport Venezuelan migrants to a notorious superprison in El Salvador.
In April, the Justice Department leveled the first terrorism charge against a Tren de Aragua member, Jose Enrique Martinez Flores, an alleged part of the organization's 'inner circle.'
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