US Sanctions Top Official of Tren de Aragua Criminal Group

The Office of Foreign Assets Control this week sanctioned Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano, who is "involved in" the drug trafficking and financial operations of the transnational criminal group Tren de Aragua. The agency said Mosquera Serrano oversees drug trafficking efforts and murders on behalf of the gang in Colombia, and he also manages the "financial proceeds" of the gang’s criminal activities. The State Department is offering up to $3 million in rewards for information leading to his arrest or conviction.