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3 MS-13 Members Charged in Murder of Former Member-Turned-Informant

The former member was shot to death at a grocery store in South Los Angeles on Feb. 18.
3 MS-13 Members Charged in Murder of Former Member-Turned-Informant
An MS-13 gang member, sentenced to more than 200 years in prison, shows his tattoos in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on Jan. 27, 2025. Marvin Recinos/AFP via Getty Images
Jill McLaughlin
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Three members of the Mara Salvatrucha-13 (MS-13) transnational street gang were charged in the murder of a former MS-13 gang member who was cooperating with law enforcement on a federal racketeering and drug trafficking case, federal prosecutors announced on May 16.

One of the defendants, Roberto Carlos Aguilar, is an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles.

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