The bloodthirsty Trinitarios gang blamed for a decade of slaughter in the Bay State has been dealt a major blow by a federal task force.

After a decade of “bloodshed, drug trafficking, and lawlessness,” officials said the arrests of 22 members of the Trinitarios gang, including leadership, in Massachusetts is a “significant blow” to the criminal enterprise,

Federal authorities charged 22 Trinitarios gang members in Massachusetts for multiple murders. The crackdown follows a 2023 investigation into deadly gang violence. Officials say the arrests mark a major step in reducing gang influence.

The organization was started at Rikers Island in the '90s by people who were facing murder charges. It has spent the past decade causing “bloodshed" in Massachusetts, officials claim.

Federal prosecutors outlined charges Wednesday against 22 alleged Trinitarios members, including 14 charged in connection with six North Shore homicides. According to prosecutors, investigators identified Trinitarios chapters in Lawrence,