US EditionUS Treasury Sanctions Leaders of Venezuelan Gang Tren De Aragua
VENEZUELA, JUL 15 – The U.S. Treasury sanctioned six leaders of Tren de Aragua for drug trafficking, human trafficking, extortion, and money laundering, offering up to $5 million for key arrests.
- This week, OFAC targeted Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores and five other Tren de Aragua leaders, with sanctions imposed by the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control.
- Earlier this year, Tren de Aragua was classified by the U.S. State Department as a foreign terrorist organization, originating in Venezuela with thousands of members.
- With a $5 million reward available, the Treasury Department offered a reward for Guerrero's arrest, and Guerrero is credited with growing Tren de Aragua into a transnational threat across the Western Hemisphere.
- According to Secretary Bessent, Treasury remains dedicated to dismantling Tren de Aragua and disrupting the group's campaign of violence.
- Amid these developments, investigators last month opened an investigation into the livestreamed murder of a TikTok user who had denounced Tren de Aragua and allegedly corrupt police officials.
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Trump Administration Sanctions Tren de Aragua Leadership as Venezuelan Gang Expands Inside U.S. - Real News Now
The Trump administration on Thursday announced sweeping sanctions against the top leadership of Tren de Aragua, a violent Venezuelan gang designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the White House. Led by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the administration’s latest move targets six senior figures in the gang’s hierarchy, including its notorious ringleader Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores — better known as “Niño Guerrero.” Once a prison…
Trump's Treasury Department targets dangerous Venezuelan prison gang with sanctions on 6 top leaders
Treasury Department sanctions Tren de Aragua leader Niño Guerrero and five other top members of the Venezuela-originated gang designated as a foreign terrorist organization.
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Denver GazetteUS Treasury sanctions leaders of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua
(Reuters) -The U.S. Treasury said on Thursday it has sanctioned the top leaders of Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua for being involved in criminal activities including illicit drug trade, human trafficking and money laundering.
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