The Treasury Division sanctioned the chief of Tren de Aragua and 5 different high-ranking members of the vicious Venezuelan jail gang on Thursday.
The Treasury’s Workplace of Overseas Property Management introduced that every one property and pursuits in property held by the top of the gang, Hector Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, or “Nińo Guerrero,” within or managed by folks within the US could be frozen.
Entities with a majority stake held by Guerrero Flores, his spouse, Wendy Marbelys Rios Gomez, and three different Tren de Aragua senior members may even be blocked from conducting transactions within the US or with Americans.
“Today’s action highlights the critical role of leaders like Niño Guerrero and his lieutenants in Tren de Aragua’s efforts to increase its destabilizing influence throughout the region,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated.
“The Trump Administration will not allow Tren de Aragua to continue to terrorize our communities and harm innocent Americans. In line with President Trump’s mandate to Make America Safe Again, Treasury remains dedicated to dismantling Tren de Aragua and disrupting the group’s campaign of violence.”
The State Division in February designated the gang as a international terrorist group and specifically designated international terrorist group, and the Treasury months later additionally sanctioned Tren de Aragua as a transnational felony entity.
As of final July, the State Division had additionally put a $5 million reward supply out for data resulting in Guerrero Flores’ arrest.
