A federal grand jury has indicted four Venezuelan nationals in connection with an armed robbery at a Denver jewelry store, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced in a press release.

According to a press release, the suspects, Oswaldo Lozada Solis, 23, Jesus Daniel Lara del Toro, 20, Jean Franco Torres Roman, 21, and Edwimar Nazareth Corina Romero, 18, allegedly planned to rob the Joyeria El Ruby Jewelry Store on June 24. statedDuring the robbery, the suspects allegedly brandished firearms, assaulted store employees and fled with a large amount of money and jewelry.

Three days after the Denver robbery, authorities arrested Losada Solis, Torres Roman and Corina Romero at a motel in El Paso, Texas, that has been described as a popular location for international crime gangs looking to further infiltrate the US to smuggle and harbor illegal immigrants and drugs, according to the New York Post. Reported.

Four immigrants believed to have ties to Venezuela's Tren de Aragua gang have been charged in a violent jewelry robbery in Denver. https://t.co/75QW2nBjq3 pic.twitter.com/scAxTcQeF0

— New York Post (@nypost) August 23, 2024

Specific charges against Lozada-Solis, Del Toro and Torres-Roman include armed robbery and brandishing a firearm during a crime of violence. Corina Romero is charged with related charges of transportation of stolen property and possession of stolen property. Their initial court appearances were held on Aug. 20 and 21 before Magistrate Judge James P. O'Hara in Denver, the news release added. (Related: Video shows clumsy burglar struggling to break into jewelry store with sledgehammer)

Some of the defendants have criminal pasts and are suspected of having ties to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. Torres Roman was arrested and released on unrelated charges in Chicago just a month before the Denver robbery, according to the New York Post. Similarly, Lozada Solis has faced legal troubles in New York.