Top MS-13 gang leader arrested in Woodbridge, Virginia
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The 24-year-old suspect is being named as one of the top three leaders of the MS-13 gang in the U.S.
PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. – U.S. authorities have arrested one of the top leaders of the MS-13 gang in the country, the FBI announced Thursday.
The24-year-oldsuspectwascapturedinWoodbridge,Virginia,justsouthofWashington,D.C.OfficialsconfirmedheisamongthetopthreeleadersofthegangintheUnitedStates.
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Whatweknow:
Thearrestwasajointeffort,accordingtoUnitedStatesAttorneyGeneralPamBondi.TheoperationincludedtheFBIjoinedbythePrinceWilliamCountyPoliceDepartment,ATF,ICE,andtheVirginiaStatePolice.
Whatthey’resaying:
OfficialsdiscussedthedetailsofthearrestonThursdaymorningatapressconferenceatFBIheadquartersinPrinceWilliamCounty,Virginia.
AGBondisharedofficialshavebeenworkingonthisoperationfordaysandweeks.ThesuspectapprehendedwasthetopleaderofMS-13fortheU.S.EastCoast.
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