Tren de Aragua gang member, illegal Venezuelan migrant, arrested in Houston

A confirmed Tren de Aragua pack member and amerciable alien is successful custody aft being arrested successful Houston by the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Jorgenys Robertson Cova, 32, is successful the United States illegally from Venezuela according to ICE, who worked with Texas DPS successful this probe alongside the Houston Police Department.

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Tren de Aragua is simply a transnational pack based successful Venezuela, conducting cause and enactment trafficking operations determination arsenic good arsenic the United States. There are reportedly astir 5,000 members shared betwixt Venezuela and the United States.

"Cova was arrested aft a DPS Special Agent assigned to the Houston Texas Anti-Gang Center (TAG) was notified of a suspected TdA subordinate surviving successful the Houston country successful precocious September," said Texas DPS successful a release. "The suspect, who was identified arsenic Cova, was scheduled for an asylum proceeding successful Houston connected Oct. 7."

32-year-old Jorgenys Robertson Cova is simply a Venezuelan nationalist and amerciable migrant affiliated with the Tren de Aragua gang. (Texas DPS)

According to investigators, Cova was discovered to beryllium a subordinate of Tren de Aragua aft his tattoos proved to beryllium known markings of the gang. The tattoos were of a five-point crown arsenic good arsenic a timepiece and roses on his arms.

Cova was primitively wanted retired of Pearland, Texas for theft and was taken into custody "without incident."

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Authorities successful section jurisdictions crossed the state person faced the increasing menace that Tren de Aragua poses regarding cause crimes, illegally owned firearms, theft, and more. Tren de Aragua has been linked to crimes successful Colorado, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Texas.

Cova is presently booked into the Brazoria County Jail.

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The Texas Department of Public Safety did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment.