US Treasury sanctions leaders of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua


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  • Friday, 18 Jul 2025

FILE PHOTO: A Tren de Aragua graffiti sticker is seen on a steel beam, as the Trump administration deported more than 200 Venezuelans, alleged members of the Venezuelan gang, to El Salvador over the weekend, in the Elmhurst neighborhood of the borough of Queens in New York City, U.S., March 17, 2025. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo

(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.

The sanctions target Tren de Aragua's leader Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, also known as Nino Guerrero and five other key leaders and affiliates of the criminal gang, the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control said.

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