The Department of Justice has for the first time charged an alleged high-ranking Tren de Aragua gang member with terrorism-related crimes, officials announced Wednesday.

An alleged high-ranking member of Tren de Aragua has been arrested and charged with terrorism and international drug trafficking charges in Texas,

“Tren de Aragua is not just a street gang — it is a highly structured terrorist organization that has destroyed American families with brutal violence,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement touting the charges, adding that the arrests “will devastate TdA’s infrastructure” in three states.