MS-13 gang members accept plea deals for serious crimes
This week, four MS-13 gang members agreed to plea deals; one of them confessed to giving orders to kill people on a whim, but now his plea deal has saved his life. CB Cotton, the national correspondent, reports on ‘Special Report.’
In a sting operation targeting transnational gang members, three former convicts, one of whom claimed to be in charge of a migrant smuggling ring, were apprehended, as reported by the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Arturo “Tadeo” Ramirez Manzano, 27, Mario Ivan Ramirez, 21, and Corina Hernandez, 30, all residents of El Paso and previously convicted felons under federal supervision, were arrested and faced charges of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and the distribution of a controlled substance on Friday, according to information provided by the agency to KFOX 14.
Two rifles and nearly one kilogram of cocaine were seized by Texas DPS agents carrying out two search and arrest warrants at an apartment complex in El Paso’s Lower Valley, the outlet reported.Â
The U.S. southern border near El Paso, Texas. (Fox News Photo/Joshua Comins)
All three are currently behind bars at El Paso County Jail awaiting trial, according to KFOX.Â
The U.S. Border Patrol alien smuggling unit and Texas Highway Patrol Troopers assisted in the DPS investigation. Texas DPS could not immediately be reached.
