OANN – Francisco Javier Román-Bardales, a suspected MS-13 gang boss and one of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives — has reportedly been taken into custody by Mexican authorities.
The attorney general, the Ministry of National Defense, and the National Guard issued a joint statement announcing Román-Bardales’ arrest on the Teocelo-Baxtla highway in Veracruz.
“He was informed of the reason for his arrest, his legal rights were read to him, and he will be transferred to Mexico City, before the corresponding authority, and subsequently deported to the United States, where he is wanted,” the statement noted.
Francisco Javier Roman-Bardales is wanted for his alleged involvement in the direction of MS-13 activity in the United States, Mexico, and El Salvador. He is alleged to be a senior leader of MS-13. Roman-Bardales has been charged with several offenses for his alleged role in ordering numerous acts of violence against civilians and rival gang members, as well as his role in drug distribution and extortion schemes in the United States and El Salvador.
