US Charges MS-13 Leader 'Porky' With Drug Trafficking and Murder-for-Hire

Published on Honduras Daily · Jul 31, 2026 · Originally reported July 29, 2026 by TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)

A federal indictment in New York accuses Yulan Andony Archaga Carías, alias 'Porky', of running MS-13 in Honduras as a criminal enterprise that smuggled cocaine to the US, rented out hitmen to drug traffickers, supplied machine guns, and ordered the killings of rivals and disloyal gang members.

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