The FBI extradited considered one of their “ten most wanted” targets, an MS-13 boss, from Mexico to the US this week.
The feds consider Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales is “a key senior leader of MS-13” and took him into custody Monday night time after Mexican authorities nabbed him.
The alleged gang chief is now behind bars within the US, the place he’ll face costs.
FBI Director Kash Patel referred to as the transfer “a major victory” to make sure “a safer America” in a Tuesday X put up.
Roman-Bardales was needed by the US authorities for his alleged position with MS-13, orchestrating gang actions within the US, Mexico and El Salvador, the place he allegedly ordered violence in opposition to each civilians and rival gangs, whereas additionally distributing medication and finishing up extortion schemes.
A federal court docket in Central Islip, New York, issued a warrant for Roman-Bardales’ arrest on Sept. 22, 2022, after he was charged with conspiracy to offer and conceal materials assist and sources to terrorists; narco-terrorism conspiracy; racketeering conspiracy; and alien smuggling conspiracy.
Whereas chasing down the international fugitive, the FBI supplied the general public as much as $250,000 to assist search out Roman-Bardales.
The switch is all half of a bigger effort by the Trump admin to deliver international criminals to justice within the US.
The feds just lately extradited 29 cartel members following President Trump’s menace to slap imports from Mexico with a 25% tariff if the nation doesn’t do extra to crack down on unlawful immigration and drug smuggling.
In the course of the handoff with the Mexican authorities, the US took custody of drug cartel kingpin Rafael Caro Quintero, referred to as the US Drug Enforcement Administration’s prime goal for his position within the 1985 killing of US DEA agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena.
The killer was moved from Mexico to New York Metropolis final month.
On the time, the Division of Justice mentioned that lots of the international criminals had extradition requests that “were not honored” throughout President Joe Biden’s tenure in workplace, and that the Mexican authorities adopted by means of after Trump designated the Mexican cartels as international terrorist organizations.
