In a significant crackdown on international gang activity, the Denver Police Department has announced the indictment of two believed ringleaders of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. According to a social media post by the Denver Police Department, the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado brought down multiple charges on Brawins Dominique Suarez Villegas, known as “Chino San Vicente,” and Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano, also known as both “Jovani San Vicente” and “El Viejo,” for their involvement in a series of crimes, including a RICO conspiracy.
The federal grand jury’s indictment suggests that from May 2024 through March 2025, Suarez Villegas and Mosquera Serrano engaged in a pattern of racketeering activity. This covered a gamut of criminal conduct such as robbery, extortion, kidnapping, and money laundering. The duo is also facing repercussions for conspiracy to commit robbery and two counts of Hobbs Act Robbery, in relation to the armed robberies of two Denver-based jewelry stores in June 2024.
In connection with these cases, another defendant, Newman Castillo-Delgado, was recently sentenced to 240 months in prison after pleading guilty to charges that included Hobbs Act Robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence linked to the robbery of Joyeria El Ruby. As per the Denver Police Department’s release, the violent incident resulted in employees being brutalized and a significant haul of nearly $4 million in jewelry and gold…