Accused MS-13 members indicted in Maryland for murder of 14-year-old DC boy

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https://wjla.com/news/local/accused-ms-13-members-indicted-maryland-murder-of-14-year-old-dc-boy-teenager-jefferson-amaya-ayala-brightwood-northwest-dc-indian-creek-stream-valley-park-salvadorian-gang by Sarah Beth GuevaraWed, March 4, 2026 at 5:57 PM Updated Thu, March 5, 2026 at 6:45 AM PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, Md. (7News) — Four people accused of being MS-13 gang members were indicted in Maryland on Wednesday after the death of a 14-year-old D.C. boy. Jose Merlos-Majano, 18, Alan Josai Garcia-Padilla, 21, William…

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US and Ecuador forces launch operation to fight drug trafficking

Ecuadorean and US forces have launched operations against what it said were designated terrorist organisations in the South American country, the US military’s Southern Command said on Tuesday. The Southern Command said the action was aimed at tackling illicit drug trafficking, but did not provide more details in a statement on X. The announcement comes…

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Man Arrested for Plotting with Others to murder or Kidnap Two Victims Abroad and Related Terrorism Offences

Jay Clayton, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Roman Rozhavsky, Assistant Director of the FBI’s Counterintelligence & Espionage Division, and James C. Barnacle, Jr., the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the FBI, announced today that DENIS ALIMOV, a/k/a “Denis Nazarovich Alimov,” a/k/a “Denis N…

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MS-13 Clique Leader and Others Indicted on Rico Conspiracy Charges

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Thursday, February 26, 2026 For Immediate ReleaseU.S. Attorney’s Office, District of MarylandBaltimore, Maryland – Eight individuals connected to a Baltimore County-based MS-13 clique, including the leader of a New Jersey gang, now face a superseding indictment in federal court in connection with RICO Conspiracy charges. Several members and associates of the MS-13 clique known as…

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Downey Man Arrested on Federal Complaint Alleging He Groomed Girls into Producing Sexually Explicit Videos that Featured Self-Harm

A Downey man has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him with coercing, inducing, and enticing minor girls to create and send him sexually explicit videos – one of them he groomed to film herself engage in self-harm and self-humiliation, images he shared with others online, the Justice Department announced today. Bryant Najera…

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Pennsylvania man accused of assaulting SoCal girl as part of extremist online group

A local 13-year-old girl was rescued from a Pennsylvania man who allegedly found her online and targeted her as part of a cult, flying cross-country to commit horrific acts of violence against the teen girl. The life-saving operation involving local and federal law enforcement rescued the girl from a Castaic motel room on Friday. Authorities…

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Suspect identified in stolen ambulance chase with patient still inside

A naked suspect who stole an ambulance with a patient inside was arrested after a multiagency chase that ended in a field west of Pittsville Tuesday night. The suspect has been identified as Benajamin Feltz. The Wisconsin Rapids Fire Department was responding to a call at 5:30 p.m. The ambulance was parked in the 1400…

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