US officials nab Peruvian gang leader wanted for nearly 2 dozen killings in home country: ‘Significant threat’
Immigration,Criminal Justice,Unauthorized Immigration,Extradition,Peru
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U.S. immigration officials on Wednesday nabbed a Peruvian gang leader wanted for nearly two dozen murders in his home country.
Gianfranco Torres-Navarro, 38, was arrested in Endicott, New York, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Thursday.
He’s being held at a federal detention facility near Buffalo pending an immigration hearing, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said.
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