Federal authorities are offering up to $50 million in combined rewards for information that leads to the arrest or conviction of three alleged leaders of Tren de Aragua. The U.S. government has designated the Venezuelan group a foreign terrorist organization. The U.S. Department of State announced the rewards. The men are Yohan José Romero, 48, also known as Yohan Petrica; Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano, 37, known as El Viejo; and Juan Gabriel Rivas Núñez, 44, known as Juancho. The State Department raised the reward for Romero from $4 million to $20 million and the reward for Mosquera Serrano from $5 million to $15 million. It announced a new reward of up to $15 million for Rivas Núñez. Mosquera Serrano is on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. All three were previously charged in the Southern District of Texas. The Department of Justice said a third superseding indictment returned in July 2026 added charges against them. The men face charges of conspiracy to provide and providing material support to Tren de Aragua. Mosquera Serrano also faces charges related to cocaine manufacturing and distribution. The rewards apply to information in any country. Drug Enforcement Admin…
Federal rewards of up to $50 million offered for three alleged Tren de Aragua leaders
The State Department has raised and announced rewards for three men federal authorities say are leaders of the Venezuelan group Tren de Aragua.
Written by The Alamo Republican from Victoria Advocate’s reporting, using only the facts in it. Victoria Advocate’s own headline: “Federal authorities offer $50M in rewards for alleged Tren de Aragua leaders”
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