The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday announced charges against 26 alleged members of the Trinitarios gang under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act.

The charges came amid a major bust that saw Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) execute eight search warrants and arrest 24 alleged gang members.

“Massachusetts communities are safer today after the arrests of 24 alleged members of the Trinitarios," HSI New England acting Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey Grimming said in a statement. "This deadly transnational street gang has inflicted senseless violence and terror upon our communities – from drug trafficking and gun violence to kidnapping and murder – but we are working tirelessly to hold them to account."

The charges encompassed five murders, 19 attempted murders, extortion, kidnapping, robbery, and drug trafficking. The effort comes as part of a "whole of government approach" to tackling transnational gangs mandated by President Donald Trump's executive order.

Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent for Just the News. Follow him on X.