Two Dozen MS-13 Gang Members Who Were
Involved In Brutal Violence And Killing In New York City
Arrested This Week



Nearly 20 suspected MS-13 gang members have been detained, according to federal prosecutors,
and they are thought to be responsible for a recent wave of "brutal violence" in the Queens
neighborhood of New York City.









The 48-count indictment, which was unsealed this week in federal court in Brooklyn, accuses 22
people, ages 19 to 35, of "racketeering conspiracy and related offenses, including multiple murders
and other acts of violence, drug distribution conspiracy, and money laundering conspiracy," according
to a statement from the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Leyla Carranza, the suspect in the indictment, is now also charged with murder. According to the
prosecution, she is accused of luring 17-year-old Andy Peralta to Kissena Park in Flushing, Queens,
in April 2018, where he was "fatally beaten, stabbed, and strangled."


The Members of The Gang Were Connected To Multiple Killings



Additionally, it increases the number of charges against those connected to the killings of Victor Alvarenga,
who was shot and killed in Flushing, New York, in November 2018, and Abel Mosso, who was assassinated
on a subway platform in February 2019.

Prosecutors said that in a separate killing, former alleged MS-13 member Eric Monge was fatally shot in
September 2020 in Queens by a suspected member he had previously assaulted. The attack took place
immediately after his wife had left off their young children inside the property.



The following people have been named as defendants in the indictment: