Mistaken Affiliation


September 9, 2011

The FBI needs your help tracking down two suspected MS-13 gang members wanted for their roles in a double murder.


Audio Transcript

Mollie Halpern: The FBI needs your help tracking down two suspected MS-13 gang members wanted for their roles in a double murder.

Ryan Franks: MS-13 has a history of committing violent acts.

Mollie Halpern: I’m Mollie Halpern of the Bureau, and this is Wanted by the FBI. Victor Alfonso Argueta and Carlos Flores Garcia face charges in the stabbing death of two men in Baltimore County, Maryland in January of 2006. Investigators say suspects believed their victims were members of a rival gang called 18th Street. FBI Task Force Officer Ryan Franks…

Franks: The investigation actually revealed that the victims had no gang affiliation whatsoever.

Halpern: Victor Argueta has a tattoo of the letters “MS” on his chest and uses the alias Pelon.

Franks: Carlos Garcia is also known on the street as Maloro, or Tony.

Halpern: If you have information on the suspects’ whereabouts, call your local FBI office. Tips can remain anonymous. For photos and a complete description of the suspects, visit www.fbi.gov.  

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