U.S. Sanctions and Law Enforcement

The U.S. has offered a $5 million reward for tips leading to the arrest of Tren de Aragua leader "Niño Guerrero" and announced Treasury sanctions targeting the gang and its network, an action Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said was taken at President Trump’s direction. Sanctioned associates include model/DJ Jimena Romina Araya Navarro ("Rosita"), accused of laundering proceeds and aiding a 2012 Tocorón prison escape; Eryk Manuel Landaeta Hernandez, identified as the gang’s financial/logistics chief in Colombia and arrested in October 2024; and several other alleged operatives involved in extortion, kidnappings and homicides across the region.