You have read a lot about the scourge of MS-13 in the United States here on Richardcyoung.com. The violent Salvadoran street gang has terrorized Americans for years.

• MS-13 in Northern Virginia
• President. Trump’s “Animal” Comment on MS-13 Gang Members
• Tucker: There’s no defending MS-13, but the Left is
• President Donald Trump Must Extinguish Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13)
• President Trump Can Wipe America’s Streets Clean of MS-13
• Nancy Pelosi: MS-13 Barbarians “ Children of God”
• Gangs Hammered in Nationwide Sweep: MS-13, Bloods, Sureños in Crosshairs
• President Trump Must Extinguish MS-13
• MS-13’s Campaign of Violence in New York

Now, the Trump administration’s FBI Director, Kash Patel, has announced the arrest of a key MS-13 leader in Virginia.

I can now confirm that earlier this morning, law enforcement personnel arrested a top MS-13 leader in Virginia.

Outstanding work from @AGPamBondi, our brave agents, @CBP, @GovernorVA, and our state and local partners.

This is a massive victory for a safer America.

Justice is…

— FBI Director Kash Patel (@FBIDirectorKash) March 27, 2025

Attorney General Pam Bondi also noted the arrest, Tweeting:

BREAKING: I’m proud to announce that early this morning our brave law enforcement officers conducted a successful operation that captured a top MS-13 national leader

DOJ will not rest until we make America safe again. pic.twitter.com/yKmhas068b

— Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) March 27, 2025