The accusation It also includes a dozen other senior leaders of the gang, declared last month by the US as a terrorist organizationaccording to a statement from the Prosecutor’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, in Brooklyn.
Indicates that the leader of the MS-13, which He was fugitive for three years and was one of the ten most wanted by the FBI, He directed the activities of the Mara Salvatrucha, as this gang is also known in the United States, El Salvador, Mexico and other places during the last two decades.
The Salvadoran, arrested Monday in Veracruz (Mexico) in a joint operation of Mexican authorities and the FBI, is accused of conspiring for extortion purposes, conspiring to provide and hide material support and Resources to terrorists, narcoterrorism and conspire for immigrant traffic.
Román Bardales and the Coacusados have been part of the MS-13 command and control structure, Composed of national ranfla, ranfla in the streets and ranfla on penalties.
According to the Prosecutor’s Office, Román Bardales, 47, He was a founding member of the Ranfla in the streets and supervised the western zone of the MS-13 in El Salvador.
The FBI extradited an alleged senior leader of the MS-13 gang who was on the agency’s “10 Most Wanted” List With The Help of the Mexican Government, FBI Director Kash Patel Said. https://t.co/awuvjnl3h1
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