U.S. CHARGES 14 LEADERS OF MS-13 GANG

The United States has charged 14 leaders of the international criminal gang MS-13 on terrorism charges, the u.s. department of Justice said Thursday. The indictment charged the individuals with conspiracies to support terrorists, commit acts of terrorism and finance terrorism. “The indictment ... is the highest-reaching and most sweeping indictment targeting MS-13 and its command and control structure in u.s. history,” acting Attorney General Jeffrey rosen said in a statement. The department said Borromeo Enrique Henriquez, considered the most powerful member of ranfla Nacional, which the u.s. government said comprises the highest level of MS-13 leadership, as well as 10 other people were in custody in El Salvador. The united States would “explore options for their extradition,” it said. Three of the defendants, Fredy Ivan Jandres-parada, Cesar Humberto Lopez-larios and Hugo Armando Quinteros-mineros remain at large and should be considered armed and dangerous, the department said.