The gang, which is infamous for extreme violence, was declared a terrorist organisation by the Trump administration last month.
The alleged US East Coast leader of the MS-13 gang has been arrested in Virginia, the US attorney general has announced.
The 24-year-old suspect from El Salvador was identified as one of the top three leaders in the United States of the street gang, which has a reputation for extreme violence, Pam Bondi said during a news conference after his arrest.
She told reporters: “The bad guy is in jail.”
“America is safer today because one of the top domestic terrorists in MS-13. is off the streets.
“We want to make our schools safer. We want to make your neighbourhoods safer.
