MS-13 gang leader arrested in Virginia
March 27 (Reuters) - Federal authorities arrested a leader of the violent Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang in Virginia on Thursday, Trump administration officials said.
The FBI, along with state and local authorities, took the 24-year-old suspect into custody in Woodbridge, Virginia, according to Fox News. He was identified as one of the top leaders of the Salvadoran MS-13 gang, authorities said without releasing the suspect's name.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt and FBI Director Kash Patel confirmed the arrest in posts on X. President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post that a major leader of the gang was captured without giving specifics.
Earlier this month, U.S. dropped charges against Cesar Lopez-Larios, another MS-13 leader, in order to deport him to El Salvador as part of a deal with El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele.
More than a dozen MS-13 members were indicted in 2020 on terrorism charges relating to his alleged involvement in organized crime in the U.S., Mexico and El Salvador over the past two decades.
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