
The first alleged Tren de Aragua leader extradited into the United States arrived in Houston to face federal terrorism and international drug trafficking charges, marking a new phase in Washington's criminal case against the Venezuelan gang.
José Enrique Martínez Flores, a 24-year-old Venezuelan national also known as "Chuqui," was extradited from Colombia to Texas and is expected to make his first appearance in Houston federal court on Friday, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas. Prosecutors described him as a high-ranking Tren de Aragua leader in Bogotá and part of the group's alleged inner circle.