A man arrested in Colombia is the first to face terrorism charges over his alleged affiliation with Tren de Aragua.
Tren de Aragua is among the gangs labeled as terrorist organizations by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Jose Enrique Martinez Flores, 24, is allegedly a high-ranking member of TdA.
Colombian officials arrested Martinez Flores on March 31 over the charges from the U.S. military, according to recently unsealed documents. He has not yet been extradited to the United States, but Martinez Flores faces one count of conspiring to provide material support to TdA in the form of personnel and services and one count of providing material support to TdA, according to the Justice Department.
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Additionally, the DOJ charged him with one count of international drug distribution conspiracy based on his
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