scourge of drugs and violence
that threaten the safety of our
communities.”
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“Today’s announcements are
the result of tremendous
teamwork and coordination
between prosecutors and law
enforcement officers across
the United States and Central
America,” said JTFV Director
John Durham.
In an indictment unsealed
yesterday, Melgar Diaz was
charged in the Eastern District
of Virginia with terrorism-related
offenses, a first in terror
charges filed against an MS-
13 member.
“MS-13 is a violent transnational
criminal organization,
whose criminal activities
respect no boundaries.
“The only way to defeat MS-13
is by targeting the organization
as a whole, focusing on
the leadership structure, and
deploying a whole-of-government
approach against a
common enemy.”
MS-13 Leader Melgar Diaz
Diaz’s charges are as follows:
• Conspiring to provide material
support to terrorists;
• Conspiring to kill or maim persons
overseas;
• Conspiring to commit acts of
terrorism transcending national
boundaries;
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