Foreign Terrorist Organization Tren de Aragua (TdA) leaders Yohan José Romero, also known as “Yohan Petrica,” 48; Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano, also known as “El Viejo,” 37; and Juan Gabriel Rivas Núñez, also known as “Juancho,” 44, were previously charged in a 2025 six-count second superseding indictment in the Southern District of Texas, for conspiring to provide and providing material support to TdA. A nine-count third superseding indictment was later returned in July 2026 and unsealed this week. In those indictments, Mosquera Serrano is also charged with conspiracy to manufacture and distribute cocaine and international cocaine distribution.
“Since President Trump returned to office, the Department of Justice has charged more than 350 members and associates of Tren de Aragua, including Yohan Petrica, El Viejo, and Juancho,” said Attorney General Todd Blanche. “Their criminal enterprise has spread fear, violence, and lawlessness, and we will not stop until those responsible are brought to justice. Anyone with information regarding the location of the three individuals listed in today’s superseding indictment should help save lives by notifying the FBI.”
“These gang members are monsters, and we’ve indicted them as such,” said U.S. Attorney Aaron Reitz of the Southern District of Texas. “I’m confident the enhanced bounties will incentivize these terrorists’ return to my district, where we will bring them to justice.”
Mosquera Serrano is on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List. Jose Romero and Rivas Núñez are also fugitives. The Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) is offering rewards under the Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program (TOCRP) of up to $50 million total for information leading to their arrests and/or convictions in any country.
“By leveraging DEA’s investigative expertise alongside our partners through the Homeland Security Task Force, we are bringing the full force of the U.S. government to bear against narco-terrorists that threaten our communities,” said Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Terrance Cole. “Today’s announcement demonstrates what can be achieved through unprecedented coordination and intelligence sharing across federal law enforcement. Yohan José Romero, Mosquera Serrano, and Rivas Núñez have played key roles in directing and expanding Tren de Aragua’s operations throughout the Western Hemisphere. TdA spreads violence, fear, and instability wherever it operates. Make no mistake – DEA will stop at nothing to identify, disrupt, and dismantle this criminal network.”
“As Secretary Rubio has repeatedly stated, transnational criminal and terrorist organizations such as Tren de Aragua are the most urgent security threat in our hemisphere,” said Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Thomas G. DiNanno. “Today, we are offering rewards totaling up to $50 million under the Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program for information leading to the arrests and/or convictions of the top three leaders of Tren de Aragua. The Trump Administration remains fully committed to eliminating narcoterrorist organizations in the region that traffic illicit drugs, commit violent acts, and cause harm to American communities.”