U.S. increases reward to $5 million for tips leading to arrest of Tren de Aragua gang leader
Source: CBS News
December 3, 2025 / 5:11 PM EST
The United States government on Wednesday increased its reward for information leading to the arrest of Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano, an alleged leader of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. Through an organized crime rewards program operated by the Department of State, officials are now offering up to $5 million for tips that could bring Serrano into custody and potentially convict him on myriad drug charges.
Mosquera Serrano was the first alleged member of Tren de Aragua to be added to the FBI's "most wanted" list, according to the State Department. He was initially indicted in Texas district court in January and charged with international cocaine trafficking conspiracy, then recharged in a second indictment in April that additionally accused him of supporting a foreign terrorist organization.
President Trump labeled Tren de Aragua a foreign terrorist organization, alongside other gangs and cartels, when he retook office in January. His administration has since ratcheted up pressure on Venezuela and its president, Nicolás Maduro. In recent months, the U.S. has amassed a large military presence in the Caribbean and carried out multiple strikes on boats it claims are carrying drugs from Venezuela.
Some lawmakers have questioned whether the strikes are legal, and the first in that string of attacks, a deadly strike in early September, has prompted new concerns from Congress that a follow-on strike despite there apparently being survivors in the water may constitute a war crime.
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P.R. stunt. Interesting how MS-13 has suddenly disappeared.
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