A confirmed member of the Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang has been taken into custody following his arrest on Monday, October 7th, by Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Special Agents in Houston. Working in collaboration with the Houston Police Department and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), DPS arrested Jorgenys Robertson Cova, a 32-year-old illegal immigrant from Venezuela, and placed him into custody.
Cova was arrested after a DPS Special Agent assigned to the Houston Texas Anti-Gang Center (TAG) was notified of a suspected TdA member living in the Houston area in late September. The suspect, who was identified as Cova, was scheduled for an asylum hearing in Houston on Oct. 7. Further investigation revealed that Cova was wanted out of Pearland, Texas for theft. During the investigation, investigators observed tattoos on Cova’s arms, including a five-point crown, a clock, and roses, all of which are known TdA markings.
Cova was taken into custody without incident and booked into the Brazoria County Jail. To learn more about TdA and the state’s efforts to combat it, click here. As a reminder, Governor Greg Abbott’s Public Safety Office is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the identification and arrest of known or suspected members of TdA who have been or are involved in criminal activity and pose an increasing danger to the public safety of Texans.
