Washington.- Federal US officials announced Wednesday that they have accused 22 leaders, members and collaborators of the Transnational gang of Dominican origin, Trinitariosaccused of being involved in six homicides and eleven murder attempts in Massachusetts.
The investigation, started in 2023 after a Series of crimes and attacks in Lynnidentified the presence of Trinitarian gang members In that town, as well as in Boston and Haverhill.
According to judicial documents, The gang used extreme violence To establish territorial control and face rival groups, motivated by personal disputes, drug trafficking and reprisals between bands.
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According to the demands, Trinitarians have committed at least 10 homicides in Essex County In the last decade. Of the defendants, 16 face federal charges for 6 murders.
The authorities identified Enmanuel Paula-Cabral, aka ‘Nelfew’, as the maximum gang leader in Massachusettswith direct connections with the Trinitarian leadership in the Dominican Republic.
In addition, the Essex County District Prosecutor He has accused two people of murder, who were minors at the time of crime.
«For more than a decade, members of the Trinitarian gang They have participated in shameless acts of murder, assault and distribution of drugs, instilling fear in the communities of Lynn and Lawrence in particular, ”said federal prosecutor Leah B. Foley in a statement.
He assured that today’s police operation has paved «a significant blow against the Trinitarian leadership that operate in Massachusetts, virtually dismantling a responsible organization of years of bloodshed, drug trafficking and anarchy ».
