FBI: Suspected MS-13 Gang Leader on ‘10 Most Wanted’ List Captured in Mexico

Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales is the third fugitive on the ‘Most Wanted’ list to be apprehended since Trump’s inauguration.
FBI: Suspected MS-13 Gang Leader on ‘10 Most Wanted’ List Captured in Mexico
Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales. FBI
Samantha Flom
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A suspected senior member of the criminal MS-13 gang has been captured, FBI Director Kash Patel announced on March 18.

Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales, 47, of El Salvador, who is on the FBI’s “10 Most Wanted” list, stands accused of several offenses for “his alleged role in ordering numerous acts of violence against civilians and rival gang members, as well as his role in drug distribution and extortion schemes in the United States and El Salvador,” according to his wanted poster.

Samantha Flom
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