Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano
| Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano | |
|---|---|
FBI photo of Serrano | |
| FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitive | |
| Charges |
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| Reward | $5,000,000 |
| Alias | El Viejo Giovanny San Vicente |
| Description | |
| Born | February 22, 1988 Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela |
| Race | Hispanic |
| Gender | Male |
| Status | |
| Added | June 24, 2025 |
| Number | 536 |
| Currently a Top Ten Fugitive | |
Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano (born February 22, 1988) is a Venezuelan alleged gang leader associated with Tren de Aragua. On June 24, 2025 he was sanctioned by the US government and added to the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, wanted for drug dealing and terrorism, replacing Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales.[1][2][3]
Biography
Mosquera Serrano was born in the San Vicente barrio of Maracay.[4] Along with Yohan José Romero ("Johan Petrica"), he is an alleged founder of Tren de Aragua, led by principal founder Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores ("Niño Guerrero"), while incarcerated at the largely gang-controlled Tocorón Prison.[5] As "Giovanny San Vicente", Mosquera Serrano has been described as overseeing narcotics trafficking and murders connected to the Tren de Aragua across Central America, Colombia, and the United States.[6][7][8][9] As with Romero and Guerrero Flores, he has been wanted for arrest by the governments of Colombia and the United States since July 2024.[10][11]
Mosquera Serrano is charged with providing material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, and distribution of cocaine in Colombia intended for distribution in the United States, along with another suspected Tren de Aragua leader, Jose Enrique Martinez Flores, who was already arrested in Colombia on March 31, 2025.[6]
References
- ^ "GIOVANNI VICENTE MOSQUERA SERRANO". Federal Bureau of Investigation.
- ^ "US sanctions alleged leader of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua". Al Jazeera.
- ^ Sanchez, Ray (June 25, 2025). "FBI offers $3 million reward for first alleged Tren de Aragua leader on its most wanted list". CNN.
- ^ "Counter Terrorism and Transnational Criminal Organizations Designation". Office of Foreign Assets Control. June 24, 2025.
- ^ Sanhueza, Ana María (August 24, 2025). "El Tren de Aragua, el gran problema de Chile". El País Chile (in Spanish).
- ^ a b "High-ranking Tren de Aragua members charged with terrorism and international drug distribution". U.S. Department of Justice. June 24, 2025.
- ^ "Sanctioning Key Member of Foreign Terrorist Organization Tren de Aragua". U.S. Embassy in Panama. June 24, 2025.
- ^ "Detienen al coordinador de logística de la banda criminal Tren de Aragua en Bogotá". SWI (in Spanish). October 24, 2024.
- ^ Semana (December 11, 2024). "Exclusivo: este es el enigmático alias Giovanny, cabecilla del Tren de Aragua en Colombia, por quien ofrecen hasta 3 millones de dólares de recompensa". Semana (in Spanish).
- ^ "Recompensas por información de 3 cabecillas del Tren de Aragua Bogotá". Bogota.gov (in Spanish). September 1, 2025.
- ^ "US offers $12 million reward for Tren de Aragua leaders". FOX 5 San Diego & KUSI News. July 12, 2024. Archived from the original on July 12, 2024.