DENVER — The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday announced federal charges against 30 individuals on drug trafficking, firearm offenses and murder-for-hire schemes after a grand jury indictment.

Some of those indicted are believed to be leaders of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, according to law enforcement officials.

The arrests were part of a multi-jurisdictional effort that included the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security Investigations, ICE Enforcement, Joint Task Force Vulcan, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Aurora Police and the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office.

Arrest affidavits detail an extensive operation involving a confidential informant and undercover work where informants bought guns and a drug

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