Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have arrested a man in Omaha, Nebraska, that the agency described as an MS-13 “kingpin” and one of El Salvador’s top 100 most wanted fugitives.
ICE reportedly declined to identify the man who was arrested Wednesday, citing the ongoing investigation.
A press release described him as “a criminal alien wanted in El Salvador” on several charges, including “the aggravated homicide of five victims; attempted aggravated homicide; deprivation of liberty; and terrorist organization affiliation.”
“These illegal aliens didn’t just sneak into our country; they brought with them a legacy of violence, terror, and death,” HSI [Homeland Security Investigations] Kansas City Special Agent in Charge Mark Zito wrote in a statement. “They thought they could hide in America’s heartland, but they were sadly mistaken. Not on our watch.”
According to ICE, the high-ranking MS-13 gang member was arrested along with another MS-13 member he was living with, who was also in the United States illegally.
The associate was identified as Rene Saul Escobar Ochoa, 30, who is also wanted in El Salvador. Escobar Ochoa is accused of ordering fellow gang members “to commit a variety of crimes, including multiple homicides, extortion, imprisonment, and drug trafficking.”
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