Del Cid is a validated MS-13 gang member. (Photo: ICE) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apprehended a Salvadoran alien convicted of possession of a loaded handgun when officers with arrested ...

An MS-13 gang member and convicted felon was recently arrested in Florida following an attempted carjacking, police say.

Investigators say MS-13 is involved in trafficking stolen vehicles from the U.S. to Central America, and they’re also known for human smuggling, weapons smuggling and illegal gun sales.

Though authorities describe 24-year-old Villatoro Santos as one of the top three MS-13 leaders in the U.S., the Justice Department filed just a single weapons charge against him. On Wednesday ...