Following his arrest by ICE authorities in the sanctuary city of Denver, Colorado, on Friday, the horrifying visage of an alleged Tren de Aragua mobster was made public.
ICE claims that Joel Matos-Nieto, a 23-year-old undocumented Venezuelan immigrant with numerous tattoos on his face, is a member of TdA, a gang whose members frequently have extremely particular tattoos.
Matos-Nieto was arrested on a Denver street and was seen tied next to a DEA agent, who frequently takes part in ICE operations, according to photos released by ICE’s Denver Field Office.
TdA was established in a Venezuelan jail in 2014 and has since grown into a global criminal organization that has committed retribution killings, sex trafficking, and drug smuggling.
According to ICE, Matos-Nieto has previous convictions for motor vehicle theft, hindering a police officer, and criminal mischief, but he was not charged with something as serious as murder.
Two days after receiving a final order of removal with an April 23 deadline, he was captured.
