Federal authorities are offering a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the capture of who they said is the highest-ranking member of MS-13, the Justice Department announced.

Yulan Andony Archaga Carías, 43, is on multiple most wanted lists and is the top target in the Trump Administration's goal to dismantle the street gang, the department said on April 21.

Federal prosecutors said that Archaga Carías, also known as Alexander Mendoza and "Porky," was charged in 2021 for killing competitors in Honduras, money laundering and coordinating multi-ton shipments of cocaine into the United States, among other crimes.

He's considered the highest-ranking member of the violent street gang, federal prosecutors said. If convicted, Archaga Carías could face a mandatory minimum of 40 years in prison. He could also be sentence to life. There is no parole in the federal system.

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