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(NewsNation) — One of the MS-13 gang's apical leaders has been arrested successful Virginia by U.S. authorities, aggregate Trump medication officials confirmed connected Thursday.
"Early this morning, 1 of the apical leaders of MS-13 was apprehended. He was the person for the East Coast, 1 of the apical 3 successful the full country," Attorney General Pam Bondi said astatine a Thursday greeting property conference.
Authorities person not yet released the arrestee's name, but Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed helium is simply a Salvadorian nationalist who was surviving successful Virginia, "half an hr extracurricular of Washington, D.C."
“I tin present corroborate that earlier this morning, instrumentality enforcement unit arrested a apical MS-13 person successful Virginia ... Justice is coming," FBI Director Kash Patel said connected X.
Following the arrest, President Donald Trump connected Truth Social called borderline czar Tom Homan a "superstar."
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt connected societal media commended Patel, Bondi, Homan and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. She pointed to collaboration betwixt federal, authorities and section instrumentality enforcement arsenic a crushed down the arrest.
Last week, the FBI announced the apprehension of 1 of the agency's “Ten Most Wanted Fugitives," alleged MS-13 subordinate Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales.
What is MS-13?
MS-13, besides known arsenic Mara Salvatrucha, is simply a pack created by Salvadoran immigrants successful America. The U.S. Department of Justice describes the enactment arsenic "well-organized and is heavy progressive successful lucrative amerciable enterprises, being notorious for its usage of unit to execute its objectives.
Members of MS-13 have allegedly been progressive successful rapes and witnesser intimidation. The radical has besides been known to “participate successful galore transnational crimes,” according to the DOJ. The section claimed they besides participated successful limb smuggling and amerciable firearm sales.
NewsNation's Steph Whiteside and Anna Kutz contributed to this report.
