ICE Says MS-13 Gang Members Arrested In Omaha/Council Bluffs

An MS-13 gang kingpin is under arrest in Omaha. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials arrested a high-ranking member of the MS-13 gang. ICE says the man is a Salvadoran national and has been wanted in El Salvador for the aggravated homicide of five people and terrorist organization affiliation. ICE also arrested 30-year-old Rene Saul Escobar Ochoa, whom ICE calls an MS-13 gang member and foreign terrorist. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that a man identified as an MS-13 kingpin was arrested in Council Bluffs, and 30-year-old Rene Saul Escobar Ochoa was arrested during an operation in Omaha. The two El Salvadoran nationals were arrested on Wednesday.