The Venezuelan prison gang thought they could hide forever.
The FBI had other plans.
And the bureau just torpedoed Tren de Aragua with one move that has gang leaders scrambling.
FBI makes history with Tren de Aragua targeting
The FBI made a historic announcement that sent shockwaves through the criminal underworld this week.
For the first time ever, a member of the brutal Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua has been added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list.
Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano, 37, now sits alongside America’s most dangerous criminals with a massive $3 million bounty on his head.
The bureau didn’t mince words about why they’re hunting this particular criminal.
"Tren de Aragua is allegedly responsible for sending gang members to the U.S. who engage in drug, human and weapons trafficking, as well as violent crime," the FBI stated.
Serrano isn’t just some low-level thug either.
Federal officials believe he’s a top coordinator who helps orchestrate the gang’s drug trafficking and terrorism operations across multiple countries.
The gang has been spreading like a cancer throughout the United States, with members reportedly taking over entire apartment complexes in Colorado last year.
That brazen move in a so-called sanctuary state opened America’s eyes to just how dangerous these criminals had become.
Trump delivers devastating blow to gang operations
President Donald Trump wasted no time dismantling this terrorist organization once he returned to office.
Trump officially designated Tren de Aragua as a foreign terrorist organization on February 20 and made crushing the gang a top priority under his immigration enforcement initiatives.
But Trump didn’t stop there.
He invoked the rarely-used 1798 Alien Enemies Act to classify the entire group as a foreign enemy force operating on American soil.
Venezuelan nationals with suspected gang ties are now being deported to a high-security prison in El Salvador where they’ll face real consequences for their crimes.
The Treasury Department piled on the pressure Tuesday by announcing new sanctions against Serrano that freeze any assets he might have hidden in the United States.
"[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," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent explained.
The charges against Serrano paint a picture of a sophisticated criminal operation.
He faces conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and conspiracy to distribute cocaine in Colombia with the intent to distribute in the United States.
This wasn’t the Justice Department’s first shot at the gang either.
Back in April, federal prosecutors filed their first terrorism-related charges against Jose Enrique Martinez Flores, another suspected leader in the organization’s command structure.
The writing is on the wall for Tren de Aragua.
President Trump’s administration is systematically dismantling their operations using every tool at their disposal.
From terrorist designations to international deportations to massive bounties, the gang is learning that America under Trump won’t tolerate foreign criminals terrorizing our communities.
The $3 million reward for Serrano shows just how seriously the government is taking this threat.
Federal officials are urging anyone with information about his whereabouts to come forward immediately as law enforcement agencies work around the clock to bring him to justice.
This criminal organization made a fatal mistake when they thought they could establish operations in the United States without facing consequences.
Under President Trump’s leadership, those days are over.
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