Alleged Las Vegas MS-13 gang leader linked to 11 murders arrested on Long Island after 4 years on the run: DOJ

FBI arrests fugitive MS-13 gang leader in connection to 11 murders, torture in Long Island

Joel Vargas-Escobar, of El Salvador, had been a fugitive from justice for nearly four years.

Feds arrest MS-13 gang leader in New York on murder charges

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Fugitive MS-13 Gang Boss Arrested on Long Island After 4-Year Manhunt; Tied to 11 Killings in Nevada and California - Miamistandard News

Long Island, NY – After four years on the run, a high-ranking MS-13 gang leader accused of orchestrating nearly a dozen murders was arrested in Westbury, Nassau County, on Tuesday night, federal officials announced. Joel Vargas-Escobar, known as “Momia,” was taken into custody by FBI agents for his alleged involvement in 11 killings across Nevada and California. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada confirmed his arrest on Wednes…

Alleged MS-13 gang leader linked to nearly a dozen murders, on the run for years nabbed in Long Island: DOJ

An MS-13 gang leader linked to nearly a dozen murders was arrested in Long Island on Tuesday, the Justice Department announced in a release.

High Ranking MS-13 Leader Nabbed in New York

The Department of Justice reported on Wednesday that FBI agents arrested on Tuesday night in New York City a leader of one of the local cells of the Salvadoran terrorist gang Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), named Joel Vargas-Escobar, who, according to the agency, had been at large for four years after being charged with a conspiracy related to 11 murders. The criminal was transferred to Nevada, where he had previously been charged in a federal charge …