The U.S. government designated Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua as a transnational criminal organization on Thursday, a decision that allows law enforcement to allocate more resources to fight its increasing activities in the country. It also allows them to impose sanctions on its members, making it easier to freeze their assets and restrict their travel.
The announcement included the offering of millions of dollars in rewards by the State and Justice departments in exchange for information of some of its main leaders. Concretely, there is now an up to $5 million reward for Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero, also known as "Niño Guerrero" (Warrior Child); up to $4 million for Yohan José Romero, aka "Johan Petrica", and up to $3 million for "Giovanny San Vicente, aka "El Viejo" (The Old Man).
