DOJ Charges 11 Venezuelan, Colombian Nationals in 30-Count Trafficking Case, Arresting 10 Across 4 States
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 1
DOJ Charges 11 Venezuelan, Colombian Nationals in 30-Count Trafficking Case, Arresting 10 Across 4 States
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 1
Summary
Ten suspects were arrested Tuesday in Ohio, Tennessee, North Carolina and Florida after a federal indictment charged 11 Venezuelan and Colombian nationals in a multi-state sex, drug and firearms trafficking case; one defendant remains at large.
A 30-count indictment unsealed Tuesday alleges four defendants conspired in July and August 2025 to traffic a minor and an adult woman for sex, traveling across state lines and posting online prostitution ads in central Ohio.
Prosecutors said the group also sold ecstasy and trafficked at least nine firearms, while some defendants are separately accused of illegally possessing guns; 10 of the 11 are alleged to be unlawfully present in the United States.
The case was investigated by a Homeland Security Task Force under a Trump administration initiative targeting transnational criminal organizations, though the Justice Department's announcement gave conflicting ages for the minor victim, listing 17 in one section and 14 in another.