A leader of the notorious transnational criminal gang MS-13 who was facing homicide charges for alleged murders committed in El Salvador in 2017 was arrested in Maryland after entering the United States illegally, according to authorities.
In a July 29 press release, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said Jose Mojica Aldana, a native and citizen of El Salvador, was arrested on June 15 near his Annapolis residence.