US EditionAlleged leader of Tren de Aragua, labeled as a terrorist group, charged in New York but on the lam
Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores led the Tren de Aragua gang in crimes including extortion, drug trafficking, and money laundering across three continents, authorities said.
- Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores was charged as an alleged leader of the Tren de Aragua gang, labeled a terrorist organization by the US.
- TdA evolved from a Venezuelan prison gang into a transnational criminal group involved in violence, extortion, and drug trafficking across the Americas and Europe under Guerrero Flores' leadership.
- Guerrero Flores, who remains at large with a $5 million reward for his arrest, is accused of racketeering, providing material support to terrorists, drug trafficking, and firearm offenses.
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Tren de Aragua mastermind charged in US federal court with racketeering, drug charges
An alleged leader of Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang was charged in New York with racketeering and drug and firearms offences, US officials said on Thursday. Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, 42, whose whereabouts are unknown, faces a $5 million US reward for information leading to his arrest or conviction.
The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Thursday the indictment of more than 70 persons suspected of being linked to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, including the head of the organization that the United States considers terrorist.
Tren de Aragua gang leader charged with racketeering conspiracy and cocaine trafficking under Trump crackdown
Federal authorities indicted Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alleged leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, on terrorism and drug trafficking charges.
On Thursday, the New York prosecution filed a federal accusation against Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, alias 'Niño Guerrero', who identifies him as the historical leader of the Aragua Train and as responsible for leading a transnational criminal organization involved for years in drug trafficking, terrorism, arms trafficking, kidnapping, extortion, human trafficking and money laundering in contact with the Chavista leadership. The case, wh…
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Alleged leader of Tren de Aragua, labeled as a terrorist group, charged in New York but on the lam
An alleged leader of the Tren de Aragua gang labeled by the United States as a terrorist organization has been charged in a New York federal court with racketeering conspiracy and terrorism-related charges.
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