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Federal agents arrested Franklin Ariel Espinal-Cabrera in Hyattsville on September 11, identifying him as a suspected high-ranking MS-13 leader. ICE described him as the leader of the Coronado Locos Salvatruchos clique, and the U.S. Department of Justice lists him on its terror watchlist. The arrest of a suspected gang leader in the city is a public safety matter for Hyattsville residents.
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Federal agents arrested Franklin Ariel Espinal-Cabrera, a high-ranking leader of the MS-13 gang and a name on the U.S. Department of Justice terror watchlist, in Hyattsville. ICE identified him as the first word leader for the Coronado Locos Salvatruchos clique. He was taken into custody on September 11.
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