AUSTIN – A confirmed Tren de Aragua (TdA) gang member is now in custody following his arrest on Monday, Oct. 7, 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, 32, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, and took 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 Cova was wanted out of Pearland, Texas for theft. Throughout the investigation, investigators observed tattoos on Cova’s arms including a five-point crown and a clock and roses – all known TdA markings.
Cova was taken into custody without incident and booked into the Brazoria Co. Jail.
