4 Members of notorious Tren de Aragua gang arrested after $75,000 jewelry heist in Texas

10/09/2024 / By Laura Harris

All four members of the Venezuelan street gang Tren de Aragua (TdA) accused of carrying out a $75,000 jewelry heist in Northwest Dallas last month are now in police custody.

The suspects, identified as Yean Brayhan Torralba, 20, Alberto Martinez Silva, 34, Manuel Hernandez-Hernandez, 28, and Wilmer Colmenares Gonzales, 27, allegedly followed their victim to her garage on 4800 block of Elsby Avenue. The suspects reportedly forced her to the ground, struck her with a pistol and then forced her into her bedroom to steal approximately $75,000 worth of jewelry and a Gucci luxury handbag before fleeing the scene.

Additionally, the suspects allegedly tied up the victim and threatened to cut off her fingers if she did not cooperate.

The Irving Police Department first arrested Hernandez-Hernandez on Sept. 30 through surveillance footage and fingerprints found on a box at the crime scene. Hernandez-Hernandez told the police in the arrest affidavit that he had received an invitation from someone known as “Cuma” at an apartment in Irving. He got into a black SUV with four other men, believing they were headed to collect money from a prostitute who owed the gang. However, the group drove to the victim’s home in Northwest Dallas.

Hernandez-Hernandez claimed he did not know his fellow gang members, but the authorities did not believe him.

Several days after, the police also caught Torralba, Silva and Gonzales on Oct. 3. The Irving PD first arrested Torralba and Silva that day when they surrounded an apartment complex on the 400 block of Block Drive. However, the Irving PD and the Irving PD Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team took an 8-hour tense standoff against Gonzales because he barricaded himself inside the apartment complex. Fortunately, Gonzales was arrested after the incident began at around 12:15 p.m.

The suspects now face multiple charges related to the aggravated robbery while authorities continue their investigation into the incident.

TdA has expanded its illegal activities across America

The TdA is believed to have entered the U.S. in 2022. Now, the gang has expanded its illegal activities across various regions, thanks to the lax border policies of the Biden-Harris administration.

For instance, another four Venezuelan nationals and members of the TdA were arrested in Aurora, Colorado, after a surveillance footage that circulated online captured them forcing their way into an apartment. The suspects, aged 19 to 24, were identified as Jhonnarty Dejesus Pacheco-Chirinos, Jhonardy Jose Pacheco-Chirinos, Nixon Jose Azuaje Perez and Dixon Jose Azuaje Perez. (Related: U.S. Border Patrol arrests 10 members of notorious Tren de Aragua, the largest criminal organization in Venezuela.)

The Pacheco-Chirinos brothers illegally crossed the border via Texas in October 2022, while the Azuaje-Perez brothers were arrested at Eagle Pass, Texas, in August 2023.

“Thanks to the failure of the Biden administration to secure the border, the people of Aurora and other Americans have suffered at the hands of the Tren de Aragua gang,” said Aurora City Council member Danielle Jurinsky.

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