Washington (United States) (AFP) - The US government announced this Thursday the increase in rewards for any information that leads to the capture of the three alleged bosses of the Venezuelan criminal organization Tren de Aragua (TdA), for a total of 50 million dollars.
First modification: 06/11/2026 - 17:19
Tren de Aragua was designated as a terrorist organization last year by Donald Trump's government, which has already attacked the group's bases in collaboration with Venezuelan security forces.
The reward for Yohan José Romero, alias "Yohan Petrica", increases from 4 to 20 million dollars, the State Department statement explained.
In the case of Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano, alias "Giovanni" or "El Viejo", it goes from 5 to 15 million dollars.
For Juan Gabriel Rivas Núñez, "Juancho", a former legal mine foreman of Colombian origin, a reward of 15 million dollars is created.
Romero "Yohan Petrica" was the lieutenant of the gang's leader, Niño Guerrero, who was killed in a joint attack by Venezuelan and American forces in June.
"According to court documents, Romero is the current leader of TdA and directs the group's operations, including drug trafficking, illegal gold mining in Venezuela and assassinations," the statement explained.
"Mosquera Serrano and Rivas Núñez are both Romero's second-in-command; Mosquera Serrano oversees TdA's operations in the United States, Colombia and Central America, while Rivas Núñez supervises TdA's operations in Venezuela," he added.
The three alleged heads of the TdA are accused of conspiring to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization before a Texas court, the statement recalls.
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