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Man sentenced to life for 2022 MS-13 execution-style shooting in Montgomery County GAITHERSBURG, Md. (7News) — MS-13 gang member Edgard Castro-Contreras was sentenced to life in prison, plus an additional 52 years, on Monday for the 2022 shooting death of 20-year-old Edvin Agustin Leon in Gaithersburg, Maryland. According to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office,…

https://www.wmar2news.com/news/local-news/frederickcounty/us-marshals-rescue-missing-teen-during-operation-to-arrest-alleged-ms-13-gang-member-in-frederick-county?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwMDZ3VleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHoua36jWIKRbfmKZBuuyUoDdY2Psh8ITPHMN_QrAjOxh_xXopC4E-kT_wV2p_aem_WVRYafUu5DBG_OmlwO8lBA#google_vignette FREDERICK COUNTY, Md. — A fugitive apprehension operation has ledto the finding of a missing teen and the arrest of a citizen of El Salvadorin Frederick County.U.S. Marshals, in coordination with the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office,U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) – Enforcement andRemoval Operations (ERO), and Homeland Security Investigations,coordinated the operation on Thursday.Law…

https://thedailyrecord.com/2025/08/07/maryland-supreme-court-kingpin-statute-freedom-of-information-farm-odors BOTTOM LINE: Where a man was convicted of promoting a criminalorganization, because he stood by while another man spray painted a gangmessage on a wall, his conviction was vacated. There was no indication heever occupied any leadership role in the gang or that he directed, planned orotherwise exercised discretion in connection with the offense.CASE: Williams v.…

New federal indictment links MS-13 to 3 Baltimore killings – The Baltimore Banner In the fall of 2023, police say, 17-year-old Carlos Ivan Oseguera Funez was seen climbing into a white sedan in Southeast Baltimore. Just prior, he had sent a message to a friend: He was on his way to meet a girl he…

U.S. Marshals Collaborate with Interagency Partners to Locate, Arrest Violent Criminal Alien Gang Members | U.S. Marshals Service Washington, DC – Throughout the spring and summer months of 2025, the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) has focused collaborative enforcement efforts on violent criminal alien fugitives in support of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Make…

Investigation underway after 2 men shot, killed in Northeast DC | DC News Now WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — A double-homicide investigation is underway in the District after two men were found shot in Northeast Sunday, according to the Metropolitan Police Department. At 12:03 a.m. on June 22, officers were patrolling near the 1800 block…

CPD: Firearms, narcotics seized during investigation into gang activity | WAVY.com CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Several firearms and narcotics were seized in early May as part of an investigation into possible gang activity in Chesapeake. According to officials, the Chesapeake Police Gang Suppression Unit launched an investigation in late 2024 into individuals believed to be…

Tren de Aragua Leader Added to FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives — FBI FBI Houston Field Office Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Douglas Williams announced the addition of Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. Mosquera Serrano, 37, is the first Tren de Aragua (TdA) member featured on the notorious list. SAC…

ByAnna GiaritelliJune 20, 2025 5:13 pmWashington ExaminerHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem revealed that members of dangerous Latin American gangs Tren de Aragua and MS-13 have been encountered attempting to enter the United States from Canada following the Trump administration’s crackdown at the U.S.-Mexico border.Noem, the top U.S. border official, shared with attendees at a northern…

MD top court weighs gang promotion law in graffiti case MD top court weighs gang promotion law in graffiti case  The Daily Record Rachel Konieczny//June 18, 2025 The Maryland Supreme Court heard arguments earlier this month in a case where the high court will decide whether a trial court had sufficient evidence to convict a Montgomery County man of…