Posted on 06/19/2026 3:53:12 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The U.S. government is significantly ramping up its efforts to capture two high-ranking leaders of the MS-13 gang, offering a combined reward of up to $15 million for information leading to their arrest or conviction.
The State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs announced the major cash incentives under the Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program.
Specifically, authorities increased the reward to up to $10 million for Yulan Adonay Archaga Carías, a fugitive widely known by the alias “Porky.” A separate reward of up to $5 million is being offered for Víctor Eduardo Morales Zelaya, who goes by the street name “Cuervo.”
According to federal court documents, both men are the highest-ranking members of Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) in Honduras. The group was designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the Trump Administration last year.
Investigators state that Archaga Carías and Morales Zelaya are responsible for directing the gang’s criminal operations from hiding, including murder, kidnappings, money laundering, and extortion. They are also accused of orchestrating the importation of large quantities of cocaine into the United States.
Both fugitives remain at large. Archaga Carías’ profile has risen significantly in federal law enforcement circles; he is currently featured on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, and is also listed among the most wanted targets for the DEA and Homeland Security Investigations.
The hunt for the two leaders is being coordinated by the Homeland Security Task Force, a permanent, whole-of-government initiative established by Executive Order 14159. The task force is specifically designed to dismantle transnational criminal organizations, foreign gangs, cartels, and human smuggling rings operating both inside the United States and overseas. The newly announced reward money was authorized by the Under Secretary for Arms Control and Security.
Federal authorities are looking for any actionable leads from the public and have set up several channels for tipsters. Anyone with information can contact the FBI through encrypted communication apps, including WhatsApp, Signal, or Telegram, at +1 832-267-1688. Individuals inside the United States can also contact their local domestic FBI office, while those living abroad are instructed to reach out to the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate.
The State Department noted that all identities of those providing information will be kept strictly confidential. Per the program’s rules, government officials and employees are barred from collecting these rewards if the information is discovered during the course of their official duties.
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The best Yulan can come up with is Porky? Terrifying.
Porky doesn’t look it. Must be favored sandwich? I like those pork cubans and always get at least one when in Florida.
I suspect Cuervos smile has to do with the drinking. That’ll probably cause him to slip up soon enough.
Worth every penny of it.
https://www.state.gov/transnational-organized-crime-rewards-program
Since 2013, the Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program (TOCRP) has supported law enforcement efforts to disrupt and dismantle illicit trafficking and other transnational criminal networks to protect American lives and U.S. national security. The program gives the Secretary of State statutory authority to offer rewards of up to $25 million for information leading to the reduction of transnational crime, disruption of the financial mechanisms that enable them, and the arrest and/or conviction of members and leaders. The program covers transnational crimes beyond drug trafficking that cause direct and significant harm to lives and communities through criminal acts such as cybercrime, human trafficking, money laundering wildlife trafficking, and trafficking in arms and other illicit goods.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yulan_Adonay_Archaga_Carias
Yulan Adonay Archaga Carias (born February 13, 1982) is a Honduran fugitive, drug lord, and a suspected leader of the MS-13 gang in Honduras who was added to the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list on November 3, 2021.[1] He is wanted for racketeering, narcotics trafficking, and firearms offenses.[2] Archaga Carias is allegedly in charge of MS-13 for all of Honduras and is believed to be providing firearms, narcotics, and cash to gang members who are operating within the United States. He is also believed to be responsible for ordering the murders of rival gang members. Authorities believe he is still in Honduras.[3]
He is also believed to be responsible for ordering the murders of rival gang members.
Well, just down the road from me .... and I’ll take direct deposit ...
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