A $5 million reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Yulan Andony Archaga Carías, also known as “Alexander Mendoza” and “Porky,” a 43-year-old Honduran national and the highest-ranking member of MS-13, a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), in Honduras.
Archaga Carías was previously charged in 2021 in a superseding indictment in the Southern District of New York with racketeering, narcotics trafficking, and firearms offenses. He was subsequently placed on the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted Fugitives List, the DEA’s Most Wanted Fugitives List, and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations (ICE HSI)’s Most Wanted Fugitives List.
“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,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. “If you can contribute information leading to his arrest – come forward now.”
Archaga Carías remains at large. If you have information, please contact the FBI by email at archaga-carias_tips@fbi.gov, or via WhatsApp at +1-832-267-1688. If you are outside the United States, you may also contact the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate. If you are in the United States, you may also contact the local FBI, DEA, or HSI office in your city.
A co-defendant, David Campbell, aka “Viejo Dan” and “Don David,” a Honduran national, is currently in custody in the United States facing the charges contained in the superseding indictment. In addition to Archaga Carías and Campbell, the superseding indictment charges three other MS-13 leaders, Juan Carlos Portillo Santos also known as “Juancy;” Victor Eduardo Morales Zelaya also known as “Cuervo;” and Jorge Alberto Velasquez Paz also known as “Chacarron,” with racketeering, narcotics trafficking, and firearms offenses.
The case is assigned to U.S. District Court Judge Gregory H. Woods for the Southern District of New York. “MS-13 remains one of the most dangerous criminal organizations in the world, and the recent designation of MS-13 as a Foreign Terrorist Organization underscores this reality,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Matthew Podolsky for the Southern District of New York.
A $5 million reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Yulan Andony Archaga Carías, also known as “Alexander Mendoza” and “Porky,” a 43-year-old Honduran national and the highest-ranking member of MS-13, a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), in Honduras. The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs is offering the reward under the Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program (TOCRP).
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Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Organized Crime|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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