Federal officials said they captured a top national leader of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang in Virginia, a criminal group President Donald Trump designated as a terrorist organization.

The Mara Salvatrucha and 18th Street are criminal outfits which trace their origins to Los Angeles. In the 1990s, older members were deported from the US and forged local 'branches' on the streets ...

Francisco Javier Román-Bardales is believed to be a "key senior leader" of Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, FBI Director Kash Patel said in a statement on X. Román-Bardales was arrested Monday on the ...

Elmer Lopez-Cortez, 26, of Silver Spring, has been validated by Montgomery County Police as a member of the La Mara Salvatrucha ... retribution for defaced gang graffiti in the forested area ...

MS-13 gang, or Mara Salvatrucha, was one of eight Latin American criminal organizations declared foreign terrorist organizations by the Trump administration last month. According to the U.S ...

Federal authorities arrested Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos – a 24-year-old alleged leader of MS-13, the Mara Salvatrucha gang – on a gun charge early Thursday morning in northern Virginia ...