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US sanctions alleged leader of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua

Chilean police carry out an operation to dismantle a cell of the Venezuelan criminal gang Tren de Aragua on January 22 [Investigations Police of Chile/AFP]

The United States Treasury Department has sanctioned the alleged leader of Tren de Aragua (TDA), a Venezuelan gang that the administration of President Donald Trump has used as justification for its immigration crackdown.

In a statement released on Tuesday, the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control said Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano was not only sanctioned but also indicted by the Department of Justice.

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