A “high-ranking” member of the MS-13 gang with ties to Las Vegas was arrested in New York on Tuesday, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.
Joel Vargas-Escobar — described as a leader of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13 — was arrested, the release said, for his alleged role in a “conspiracy responsible for 11 murders.”
Vargas-Escobar, who also goes by the name “Momia,” was recently indicted in U.S. District Court in Nevada court for alleged crimes related to “murder-in-aid of racketeering and associated firearms charges,” according to the release.
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