Four Haverhill men were listed Tuesday among 26 leaders, members and associates of the Trinitarios gang indicted on federal racketeering, conspiracy and drug trafficking charges tied to five murders and 19 attempted murders going back to 2017.
The alleged Haverhill residents are Justane Garcia, Richard Pena and Hector Mota, all listed as “members,” and Jean Delgado, listed as “associate.”
Besides the Haverhill residents, there are 19 from Lawrence and three from Boston. They join eight previously charged gang members who are facing the same charges.
U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley’s office said a total of 56 people have been charged over the past two years, including seven foreign nationals who have either been deported or are currently in deportation proceedings.
The grand jury indictments stem from investigation that began in 2024 in the aftermath of four murders and a series of attempted murders and shootings in Lynn, allegedly committed by the Trinitarios. This past February. It led to federal racketeering conspiracy charges against 22 leaders, members and associates of the Lynn Chapter of the Trinitarios and its state leadership.
Foley’s office added those charged Tuesady are alleged leaders, members and associates of the Lawrence, Haverhill and Boston Chapters of the Trinitarios. Court documents unsealed describe the gang’s alleged participation in five murders, 19 attempted murders, efforts to kill witnesses, the trafficking of dozens of kilograms of fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine to New Hampshire and Maine, extortion of legitimate businesses with the threat of violence, kidnappings and robberies.
Records also allege the Lawrence, Lynn, Boston and Haverhill Chapters of the Trinitarios allegedly dominated their communities by intimidating rival gangs and establishing control over certain neighborhoods. Each individual Chapter allegedly had a “Cabinet” of leaders who were responsible for recruiting new members, providing discipline to members in violation of Trinitarios directives and collecting money for a communal account used to support illegal operations and jailed Trinitarios members and their families.
Officials said members were often inducted following the completion of a “mission” that involved “significant acts of violence such as shootings, beatings or fist fights with rival gang members that were the same age or stature.
| Charged June 9, 2026 | ||||
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| # | FIRST | LAST | ROLE | CHAPTER |
| 1 | Yordali | Yorro | Primera | Lawrence Chapter |
| 2 | James | Cabrera | Senior Member | Lawrence Chapter |
| 3 | Luis | Crispin | Senior Member | Lawrence Chapter |
| 4 | Angel | Castillo-Garcia | Senior Member | Lawrence Chapter |
| 5 | Osviallis | Serrano | Senior Member | Lawrence Chapter |
| 6 | Jervis | Almanzar | Member | Lawrence Chapter |
| 7 | Enrique | Duran | Member | Lawrence Chapter |
| 8 | Abigail | Arias | Member | Lawrence Chapter |
| 9 | Justane | Garcia | Member | Haverhill Chapter |
| 10 | Riky | Montilla | Member | Lawrence Chapter |
| 11 | Jeremy | Felix | Member | Lawrence Chapter |
| 12 | Jose | Martinez | Member | Lawrence Chapter |
| 13 | Jayden | Muniz | Member | Lawrence Chapter |
| 14 | Geovane | Fernandes | Member | Lawrence Chapter |
| 15 | Jahir | Davila | Discipline | Lawrence Chapter |
| 16 | Yanuel | Mejia | Member | Lawrence Chapter |
| 17 | Luis | Fernandez Lopez | Member | Lawrence Chapter |
| 18 | Victor | Diaz | Member | Lawrence Chapter |
| 19 | Xavier | Puello | Member | Lawrence Chapter |
| 20 | Joelfry | Cabrera | Associate | Lawrence Chapter |
| 21 | Richard | Pena | Member | Haverhill Chapter |
| 22 | Hector | Mota | Member | Haverhill Chapter |
| 23 | Jean | Delgado | Associate | Haverhill Chapter |
| 24 | Luis | Cabral | Primera | Boston Chapter |
| 25 | Yoldari | Tejeda Coronado | Member | Boston Chapter |
| 26 | Martin | Taveras | Member | Boston Chapter |