Massachusetts Trinitarios Indicted in Wide-Ranging RICO Case Tied to Five Murders

Twenty-six leaders, members and associates of the Trinitarios in Massachusetts were charged in a federal racketeering conspiracy and drug trafficking case linked to five murders and 19 attempted murders, part of a multi-year, cross-state crackdown involving the Lawrence, Lynn, Haverhill and Boston chapters; the indictment details the gang’s structure, recruitment of youths, extensive drug trafficking, extortion and other violent crimes, with several defendants already charged or convicted in related cases and ongoing federal prosecutions.