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MS-13 Leaders Captured, Facing Extradition to El Salvador

7/11/2025

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Two notorious MS-13 gang leaders have been captured by the Department of Homeland Security in the U.S. Rene Escobar-Ochoa, notorious for drug trafficking and murder, was taken into custody in Nebraska. An unnamed associate, also on El Salvador's Most Wanted list, was arrested in Iowa. Both now face the prospect of extradition back to El Salvador to face justice for their violent crimes.

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Two notorious MS-13 gang leaders have been captured by the Department of Homeland Security in the U.S. Rene Escobar-Ochoa, notorious for drug trafficking and murder, was taken into custody in Nebraska. An unnamed associate, also on El Salvador's Most Wanted list, was arrested in Iowa. Both now face the prospect of extradition back to El Salvador to face justice for their violent crimes.