BOSTON— The blood-soaked reign of the Trinitarios has come crashing into federal court in Boston. Two Honduran nationals — both accused killers — were extradited in shackles after fleeing the country, and now face RICO conspiracy charges that could put them away for life.
Prosecutors say Elvis Trujillo, 27, and Yeferson Vallecillo Cambar, 23, were part of a ruthless gang that has been linked to more than 10 murders across Massachusetts in the past decade. Both men allegedly entered the U.S. illegally, carried out their hits, and bolted to Honduras to dodge justice — only to be dragged back by federal agents.
Court filings paint a grim picture:
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Trujillo is accused of ambushing Juan Espinal in 2017 on orders from Trinitario leadership, gunning him down in the street. Months later, he allegedly shot and killed Mindy Tran during a botched marijuana robbery. Prosecutors say Trujillo even agreed to be deported in a separate shooting case just to slip away from Tran’s murder charge.
Cambar is accused of helping orchestrate a graduation-party bloodbath in Lawrence in 2023. Prosecutors say Trinitarios mistakenly believed rivals were at the celebration and opened fire in a drive-by, killing two men — Jandriel Heredia and Abraham Diaz — and wounding five others. Cambar allegedly secured the car and then helped torch evidence before fleeing to Honduras.
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The Trinitarios, a violent Dominican-founded gang with chapters across the U.S., allegedly operate like a military unit with state “supremes” giving orders down the chain. Federal prosecutors say their Massachusetts wing, run by Enmanuel Paula-Cabral a/k/a “Nelfew,” treated the Bay State like its own battlefield.
Homeland Security Investigations, the FBI, U.S. Marshals, and local police forces from Lynn to Lawrence all joined the dragnet, finally hauling Trujillo and Cambar back from Honduras in December.
If convicted, both men face life behind bars. For now, they sit in federal custody, accused of unleashing carnage on Massachusetts' streets — and learning the hard way that you can run to Honduras, but you can’t hide from U.S. justice.
