Trump admin reups $5M reward for capture of MS-13 kingpin: Turn him in. End this threat

The Trump administration reupped a $5 million reward Monday for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of Yulan Adonay Archaga Carías, the alleged leader of MS-13 in Honduras. Archaga Carías, who also goes by “Porky,” directs several of the notoriously violent gang’s criminal activities, including drug trafficking, money laundering, murder and kidnappings, according to the State Department. The US government’s $5 million bounty for Archaga Carías was first offered in 2023 under the State Department’s Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program but is being highlighted once again as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to combat the gang, which earlier this year President Trump designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization. “This terrorist leader can no longer be allowed to live free as MS-13’s evil devastates communities in America and throughout the western hemisphere,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement.“If you can contribute information leading to his arrest – come forward now.”Targeting the gang and its leadership is one of the Trump administration’s top priorities, and FBI Director Kash Patel pledged Monday that Archaga Carías will eventually be captured. “Dismantling and ultimately eliminating MS-13 continues to be one of the FBI’s highest priorities, and we’re not stopping until that mission is complete,” Patel said in a statement..

“Alongside our dedicated law enforcement partners, the FBI will find Archaga Carías — a terrorist whose reign of terror at the helm of MS-13 is coming to an end.”The at-large Honduran gang leader – already one of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives – is also directly responsible for the importation of “large amounts” of cocaine into the US, the State Department said. Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Derek Maltz warned that anyone harboring Archaga Carías will also get taken down by the Trump administration.  “With M...