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An individual identified as a notorious Venezuelan gang leader, with alleged connections to drug trafficking and terrorism, has been placed on the FBI’s list of the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives and also faced sanctions from the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano holds a prominent position within the violent Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang, as stated by the FBI Houston. He is notably the inaugural member from this transnational gang to be included in the list.
The accusations against Mosquera Serrano encompass charges such as conspiring to offer support to a designated foreign terrorist organization and orchestrating the transportation of cocaine from Colombia to the U.S.
Mosquera Serrano, 37, is the 536th person added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list since it began in 1950. He allegedly continues to lead operations for Tren de Aragua, a gang that federal officials now label a foreign terrorist group.
The FBI said Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano should be considered armed and dangerous. A reward of up to $3 million is being offered for information leading to his arrest and/or conviction. (El Salvador Press Presidency Office/Anadolu via Getty Images)
The U.S. Treasury also sanctioned Mosquera Serrano in relation to his alleged TdA activity.
“TdA 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 Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. “Treasury, in close coordination with our partners in U.S. law enforcement, will continue to use all available tools to disrupt the group’s criminal enterprise and Make America Safe Again.”
Mosquera Serrano joins two other fugitives on the FBI’s Top Ten connected to international criminal organizations, Wilver Villegas-Palomino, an alleged member of Colombia’s ELN, and Yulan Adonay Archaga Carias, the alleged MS-13 leader in Honduras.
The FBI’s Ten Most Wanted list has proven to be one of the FBI’s most effective tools, with 497 of 536 fugitives being located or captured. More than 160 arrests have been made possible thanks to public tips, according to the bureau.
