Reward Offers Totaling up to $15 Million for Information Leading to Arrests and/or Convictions of Leaders of Foreign Terrorist Organization MS-13
Thomas "Tommy" Pigott, Spokesperson
Reward Offers Totaling up to $15 Million for Information Leading to Arrests and/or Convictions of Leaders of Foreign Terrorist Organization MS-13
Today, the Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs is announcing a reward offer increase under the Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program (TOCRP) of up to $10 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Yulan Adonay Archaga CarÃas, a.k.a. “Porky,” and a reward offer of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of VÃctor Eduardo Morales Zelaya, a.k.a. “Cuervo”—both leaders of Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) designated by the Trump Administration last year.
According to court documents, Archaga CarÃas and Morales Zelaya are the highest-ranking members of MS-13 in Honduras and are responsible for directing the gang’s criminal activities, including drug trafficking, money laundering, murder, kidnappings, and other violent crimes. They are also responsible for the gang’s importation of large amounts of cocaine into the United States. Archaga CarÃas and Morales Zelaya both remain at large.
Archaga CarÃas is one of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, as well as one of the DEA’s and Homeland Security Investigations’ most wanted fugitives. This case is part of the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) established by Executive Order 14159. The HSTF is a permanent, whole-of-government task force dedicated to eliminating criminal cartels, foreign gangs, transnational criminal organizations, and human smuggling and trafficking rings operating in the United States and abroad.
Today’s reward offers are authorized by the Under Secretary for Arms Control and Security under the TOCRP, which supports law enforcement efforts to disrupt transnational crime globally. If you have information, please contact the FBI by phone (WhatsApp, Signal, or Telegram) at +1 832-267-1688. If you are located outside of the United States, you may also contact the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate. If you are in the United States, you may also contact the local FBI office in your city.
ALL IDENTITIES ARE KEPT STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL. Government officials and employees are not eligible for rewards based on information provided in the course of official duty.
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