Daily callers exclusively obtained the first photos of the FBI attack on Thursday, leading to the arrest of the leading MS-13 leader.
Law enforcement arrested MS-13 top leader Henry Jos Evira Toro Santos in an early morning raid in northern Virginia.
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondy, Virginia GOP Governor Glenn Youngkin and FBI Director Kash Patel announced their arrests at a press conference on March 27th.
The FBI shared the first photos of the attack with the caller and provided behind the scenes controls. (Related: Kash Patel fires the first statement when FBI director tells the media to “Bring It On”)
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MS-13 is an international crime syndicate linked to countless murders, rapes and other heinous crimes across the country. The gang was born in Los Angeles, but is now primarily associated with the Salvadorian citizen.
“He is an East Coast leader and one of the top three in the nation and lives outside of Washington, D.C. for 30 minutes here in Virginia,” Bondy said at a joint press conference. “He is an illegal foreigner from El Salvador and he has not lived in our country for a long time.”
“America is safer than today, as one of the top MS-13 domestic terrorists is off the streets,” continued Bondi.
In two photos obtained by the caller, FBI Director Kash Patel can be seen thanking his agents for the work on the day of the attack.
To capture the Villatorio-Santos, the FBI SWAT team broke the front and back doors of his mother’s home, the New York Post It has been reported. According to the outlet, the agents pulled him out of the house after Vireto Santos tried to refuse surrender, as the agent tried to hide and refuse.
[Photo Obtained By The Daily Caller]
[Photo Obtained By The Daily Caller]
Bondi said on Fox News’ “Ingraham Angle” that Villatro Santos was hired to join the gang at middle school. Officials say he had a stash of weapons, ammunition and silencers in his garage when he found him.
Villatorio-Santos’ mother It was rejected Her son was part of the gang on local outlet WUSA9 News.
Amber Duke, a senior editor for daily callers, asked Patel at a press conference Thursday how long gang members have lived in the United States.
“The top line is, for too long… if you’re here for a minute, a day, a month, or a year, you’ll be here too long,” replied Patel.