El Salvador authorities capture two alleged MS-13 gunmen

Authorities in El Salvador have conducted separate operations resulting in the capture of two individuals linked to the MS-13 gang.

In Sensuntepeque, the National Civil Police (PNC) detained Roberto Benjamín Rodríguez Padilla, known as ‘El Náufrago’ or ‘Chino’. Rodríguez Padilla, a U.S. deportee, is identified as a gunman for the San Cocos Locos Salvatruchos clique of MS-13. He faces active warrants for aggravated homicide, deprivation of liberty, and illicit association.

In a separate incident in Apopa, members of the Armed Forces apprehended Brandon Alexander Hernández, alias ‘Seco’ or ‘Terrible’. Hernández is also identified as an MS-13 gunman and was detained on an active warrant for illegal possession of a firearm and illicit association.