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Epoch Times
22-04-2025
- Politics
- Epoch Times
US Government Offers $5 Million for Capture of MS-13 Leader, FBI Top 10 Fugitive
A reward of up to $5 million is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the highest-ranking MS-13 leader in Honduras, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Monday. Yulan Andony Archaga Carías, 43, is a Honduran national and a fugitive on the FBI's Top 10 Most Wanted list. 'This terrorist leader can no longer be allowed to live free as MS-13's evil devastates communities in America and throughout the western hemisphere,' Attorney General Pamela Bondi said in a In 2021, Archaga Carías was charged in a superseding indictment in the Southern District of New York with racketeering, narcotics trafficking, and firearms offenses. A co-defendant in the case is currently in U.S. custody. Three other MS-13 leaders were also charged in the indictment with racketeering, narcotics trafficking, and firearms offenses. One of them is in Honduran custody, while the other two remain at large. The search for Archaga Carías is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to crack down on transnational criminal gang activity. MS-13 and Tren de Aragua were officially 'Dismantling and ultimately eliminating MS-13 continues to be one of the FBI's highest priorities, and we're not stopping until that mission is complete,' FBI Director Kash Patel said in the DOJ Related Stories 4/22/2025 4/18/2025 The United States is paying $6 million to El Salvador to hold alleged and confirmed gang members deported by the Trump administration for one year in its maximum-security prison known as CECOT. The Trump administration has been met with legal challenges over its deportations of such illegal immigrants. The U.S. Supreme Court over the weekend temporarily President Donald Trump on Monday said the deportations are a campaign promise he is fulfilling. 'I'm doing what I was elected to do, remove criminals from our Country, but the Courts don't seem to want me to do that,' the president wrote in a If convicted, Archaga Carías faces a maximum penalty of life in prison and a mandatory minimum penalty of 40 years in prison. A judge will determine sentencing. The DOJ said that only tips sent to the U.S. government will be considered for the reward. Tipsters outside the country should report to an American embassy or consulate, while those in the United States can contact local FBI offices. From
Scoop
22-04-2025
- Scoop
$5m Reward Offer For Information Leading To Arrest And/or Conviction Of Leader Of Foreign Terrorist Organization MS-13
With the designation of Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) on February 20, 2025, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT), the U.S. government is working towards building a safer, stronger, and more prosperous hemisphere in the Americas by providing all available means to eliminate the threats of violent crime by MS-13 throughout the Western Hemisphere. The U.S. government is offering a reward under the Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program (TOCRP) of up to $5 million, which was announced in 2023, for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction in any country of Yulan Adonay Archaga Carías, aka 'Porky' and 'Alexander Mendoza', the leader of MS-13 in Honduras. Archaga Carías is the highest-ranking member of MS-13 in Honduras and is responsible for directing the gang's criminal activities, such as drug trafficking, money laundering, murder, kidnappings, and other violent crimes involving machine guns. He is also responsible for the gang's importation of large amounts of cocaine into the United States. Archaga Carías remains at large. Archaga Carías is one of the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, as well as one of the DEA's and Homeland Security Investigations' most wanted fugitives. If you have information, please contact the FBI by email at archaga-carias_tips@ or via text at +1 832-267-1688 (text/WhatsApp) for this reward. If you are located outside of the United States, you may also contact the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate. If you are in the United States, you may also contact the local FBI, DEA, or HSI offices in your city. Today's announcement reinforces the importance of public awareness for rewards targets who are members of, or associated with, the eight cartels and transnational criminal organizations designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations on February 20, 2025. Bringing these individuals to justice is a priority for the Trump Administration.
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Kash Patel, FBI tout $5M reward for capturing MS-13 ‘terrorist leader' unleashing evil on Americans
President Donald Trump's Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reminded the public on Monday that a $5 million bounty is still available to anyone who assists the federal government in capturing one of the most brutal MS-13 gangsters in the world. Yulan Adonay Archaga Carías, also known as "Alexander Mendoza" and "Porky," 43, is said to be the Honduran kingpin of the ultra-violent Central American gang. The Trump administration has made its MS-13 crackdown one of its top priorities, and has designated the group as a foreign terrorist organization. "This terrorist leader can no longer be allowed to live free as MS-13's evil devastates communities in America and throughout the western hemisphere," Attorney General Pamela Bondi said in a statement. "If you can contribute information leading to his arrest – come forward now." Top Ms-13 Leader Arrested In Virginia Archaga Carías is already on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list for a litany of alleged crimes, including drug trafficking, gunrunning, money laundering, murder and ordering the killings of rival gang members. "As the alleged leader of MS-13 for all of Honduras, Archaga Carías allegedly controlled MS-13 criminal activity in Honduras and provided support and resources to the MS-13 enterprise in Central America and the United States with firearms, narcotics, and cash," according to the FBI. Read On The Fox News App "Archaga Carias is also allegedly responsible for supporting multi-ton loads of cocaine through Honduras to the United States and for ordering and participating in murders of rival gang members and others associated with MS-13," the FBI says. FBI Director Kash Patel promised that Archaga Carías will be brought to justice. "Dismantling and ultimately eliminating MS-13 continues to be one of the FBI's highest priorities, and we're not stopping until that mission is complete," he said. "Alongside our dedicated law enforcement partners, the FBI will find Archaga Carías – a terrorist whose reign of terror at the helm of MS-13 is coming to an end." Maryland Sheriff Infuriated By Senator's Trip To Visit Ms-13 Suspect, Silence On Local Murder Victims Fox News Digital reached out to DHS. MS-13 is a predominantly Salvadoran gang, but operates in many Central American countries and in the United States. The criminal enterprise terrorized El Salvador before the country's current president, Nayib Bukele, put more than 80,000 suspected MS-13 members behind bars in megaprisons called "Terrorism Confinement Centers." In the United States, the gang has recently been in the news after one alleged member, illegal immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia, was deported to El Salvador. He was suspected of being involved in labor/human trafficking, according to a 2022 Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) report obtained by Fox News. Fox News' Rachel Wolf and David Spunt contributed to this article source: Kash Patel, FBI tout $5M reward for capturing MS-13 'terrorist leader' unleashing evil on Americans
Fox News
22-04-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Kash Patel, FBI tout $5M reward for capturing MS-13 ‘terrorist leader' unleashing evil on Americans
President Donald Trump's Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reminded the public on Monday that a $5 million bounty is still available to anyone who assists the federal government in capturing one of the most brutal MS-13 gangsters in the world. Yulan Adonay Archaga Carías, also known as "Alexander Mendoza" and "Porky," 43, is said to be the Honduran kingpin of the ultra-violent Central American gang. The Trump administration has made its MS-13 crackdown one of its top priorities, and has designated the group as a foreign terrorist organization. "This terrorist leader can no longer be allowed to live free as MS-13's evil devastates communities in America and throughout the western hemisphere," Attorney General Pamela Bondi said in a statement. "If you can contribute information leading to his arrest – come forward now." Archaga Carías is already on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted list for a litany of alleged crimes, including drug trafficking, gunrunning, money laundering, murder and ordering the killings of rival gang members. "As the alleged leader of MS-13 for all of Honduras, Archaga Carías allegedly controlled MS-13 criminal activity in Honduras and provided support and resources to the MS-13 enterprise in Central America and the United States with firearms, narcotics, and cash," according to the FBI. "Archaga Carias is also allegedly responsible for supporting multi-ton loads of cocaine through Honduras to the United States and for ordering and participating in murders of rival gang members and others associated with MS-13," the FBI says. FBI Director Kash Patel promised that Archaga Carías will be brought to justice. "Dismantling and ultimately eliminating MS-13 continues to be one of the FBI's highest priorities, and we're not stopping until that mission is complete," he said. "Alongside our dedicated law enforcement partners, the FBI will find Archaga Carías – a terrorist whose reign of terror at the helm of MS-13 is coming to an end." Fox News Digital reached out to DHS. MS-13 is a predominantly Salvadoran gang, but operates in many Central American countries and in the United States. The criminal enterprise terrorized El Salvador before the country's current president, Nayib Bukele, put more than 80,000 suspected MS-13 members behind bars in megaprisons called "Terrorism Confinement Centers." In the United States, the gang has recently been in the news after one alleged member, illegal immigrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia, was deported to El Salvador. He was suspected of being involved in labor/human trafficking, according to a 2022 Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) report obtained by Fox News.
Miami Herald
22-04-2025
- Politics
- Miami Herald
US offers $5M reward for information leading to arrest, conviction of MS-13 leader
April 22 (UPI) -- The U.S. government is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of the leader of foreign terrorist organization MS-13, the State Department announced Monday. The reward is seeking information "in any country" on Yulan Adonay Archaga Carías, also known as "Porky" and "Alexander Mendoza," the leader of MS-13 in Honduras. "Under the Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program, we are offering a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Yulan Adonay Archaga Carías, aka 'PORKY,' an MS-13 leader in Honduras," State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce wrote Monday in a post on X. "MS-13 is a Foreign Terrorist Organization and Specifically Designated Terrorist -- they must be stopped!" The State Department's announcement accuses Archaga Carías of "conspiracy to distribute and import cocaine to the United States, continuing criminal enterprise conspiracy, possession of machine guns and conspiracy to possess machine guns during a drug trafficking crime." Archaga Carías is one of the FBI's, as well as one of the Drug Enforcement Administration's and Homeland Security Investigations,' Ten Most Wanted Fugitives. He was sanctioned in February by the Treasury Department for his alleged involvement in drug trafficking, murder, extortion and money laundering. "Treasury's sanctions against MS-13 aim to interrupt its use of the financial system to launder illicit proceeds," Brian Nelson, secretary of the Treasury for terrorism and financial intelligence, said in a statement. According to the Treasury Department, Archaga Carías ordered the murder of a number of rival gang members. He also supplied drug trafficking organizations with weapons and escaped from prison in Honduras. He remains at large. The State Department calls him the highest-ranking member of MS-13 in Honduras and responsible for the gang's importation of "large amounts of cocaine" into the United States. The State Department also accuses Archaga Carías of directing MS-13's criminal activities, including murder, kidnappings and other violent crimes. Copyright 2025 UPI News Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
