Leader of Tren de Aragua Gang Arrested: Mexican Officials

Nelson Arturo ‘N’ was arrested, along with two collaborators, the security ministry said.

Mexico's Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, Omar Garcia Harfuch, speaks during a press conference at the Security Cabinet building in Mexico City on July 23, 2025. Yuri Cortez/AFP via Getty Images

The alleged local leader of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua has been arrested in Mexico City, Mexican authorities said on Oct. 4.

Mexico’s Ministry of Security said in a statement that a joint operation across many of its ministries and offices had led to the arrest of Nelson Arturo “N,” whom they called the “leader of a transnational criminal organisation.”