ICE HSI-Washington, D.C.-led investigation leads to the conviction of 4 MS-13 gang members for racketeering, violent crimes, and drug distribution
WASHINGTON – An investigation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Washington, D.C. led to the conviction of four Northern Virginia MS-13 gang members on March 17 for drug distribution, racketeering, and their roles in two attempted murders in Prince William County, Virginia, in 2019.
According to court records and evidence presented during a three-week trial, Roberto Cruz Moreno, 22, of Woodbridge, and Marvin Torres, 21, of Manassas, were “chequeos,” which are soldiers, in the Guanacos Lil Cycos (GLCS) clique of MS-13; Kevin Perez Sandoval, 24, of Warrenton, was an “observacion,” which is a lower level soldier in the GLCS clique; and Jose Rosales Juarez, 27, of Manassas, was a “paro,” which is an entry level member of the GLCS clique.
In March 2019, Cruz Moreno picked up three other GLCS gang members and a victim identified as E.P.A. and drove them to an isolated wooded area in Bristow, where one GLCS gang member shot E.P.A. multiple times and another stabbed E.P.A. in the neck. They did this because GLCS gang members believed E.P.A. was disrespecting MS-13 and associating with a rival gang. Following the attempted murder, Cruz Moreno fled the scene with the three other GLCS participants and drove them to his residence. In April 2019, local law enforcement officers in Fairfax County found Cruz Moreno in possession of the same firearm used to shoot E.P.A and several grams of packaged cocaine in his vehicle, along with three other GLCS gang members traveling with him in the vehicle. Cruz Moreno had earlier that day been selling the cocaine on behalf of the clique.
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/ice-hsi-washington-dc-led-investigation-leads-conviction-4-ms-13-gang-members
