3 MS-13 Members Charged in Murder of Former Member-Turned-Informant

3 MS-13 Members Charged in Murder of Former Member-Turned-Informant

Three members of the Mara Salvatrucha-13 (MS-13) transnational street gang were charged in the murder of a former MS-13 gang member who was cooperating with law enforcement on a federal racketeering and drug trafficking case, federal prosecutors announced on May 16. One of the defendants, Roberto Carlos Aguilar, is an illegal immigrant from El Salvador, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles. Aguilar, 30, of South Los Angeles, wa…

Three MS-13 Members Charged in Murder of Informant in South Los Angeles - West Palm Beach News

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Federal prosecutors have charged three members of the notorious Mara Salvatrucha-13 (MS-13) gang with murder in aid of racketeering for the cold-blooded killing of Herlyn Barrientos, a government informant. The Victim and the Crime Herlyn Barrientos, 47, had been cooperating with the FBI after being caught in a massive federal sweep targeting MS-13 meth dealers in 2023. After his release from prison, he began informing on h…

Confidential Informant Whacked by MS-13 in South L.A. While on Phone with FBI Handler