The Justice Department and State Department just announced rewards of up to $50 million combined for information leading to the arrests and/or convictions of Tren de Aragua's three top leaders, according to a Justice Department release. The Venezuelan prison gang is designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
The State Department's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs is paying the rewards under its Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program, for information "in any country." Yohan José Romero, 48, known as "Yohan Petrica," goes from up to $4 million to up to $20 million. Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano, 37, known as "El Viejo," goes from up to $5 million to up to $15 million. Juan Gabriel Rivas Núñez, 44, known as "Juancho," is a new offer of up to $15 million.
All three were charged in a 2025 six-count second superseding indictment in the Southern District of Texas with conspiring to provide, and providing, material support to the gang. A nine-count third superseding indictment was returned in July 2026 and unsealed this week. Mosquera Serrano is also charged with conspiracy to manufacture and distribute cocaine and international cocaine distribution. An indictment is an allegation, and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Mosquera Serrano is on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List. Romero and Rivas Núñez are also fugitives.
Attorney General Todd Blanche said that since President Trump returned to office, the department "has charged more than 350 members and associates of T
