WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division issued the following news release:
Twenty-six alleged leaders, members and associates of the Trinitarios, a violent transnational criminal organization, have been indicted on federal racketeering (RICO) conspiracy charges in connection with five murders and 19 attempted murders, as well as drug trafficking and firearm charges. Over the past two years, the U.S. Attorney's Office has been relentless in its efforts to dismantle and decimate the Trinitarios in Massachusetts, charging a total of 56 members who are alleged to have committed or participated in 11 murders and 30 attempted murders since 2017. The investigation also resulted in the apprehension of seven illegal...