Three High-Ranking MS-13 Leaders Arrested on Terrorism and Racketeering Charges

A four-count indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Central Islip, a charging 13 of the highest-ranking MS-13 leaders in the world with directing the transnational criminal organization’s criminal activities in the United States, El Salvador, Mexico, and elsewhere, over the past two decades. Specifically, the defendants are charged with Racketeering Conspiracy, Conspiracy to Provide or Conceal Material Support to Terrorists, and Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy. Four of the defendants are indicted for Alien Smuggling Conspiracy.