The recent capture of an MS-13 gang member who entered the country illegally and is listed as one of the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted fugitives helped reveal that more than half of the most-wanted fugitive murder suspects are from countries other than the U.S.
Out of the 68 wanted murder suspects listed by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, 37 were born outside of the U.S. The lists includes 23 murder suspects from Mexico, five from Central American countries, and two others who are believed to be from El Salvador but available records do not provide a conclusive answer. One of the fugitive foreign nationals is wanted for the horrific murder of a U.S. Border Patrol Agent.
The MS-13 gang member was identified by the FBI as Walter Yovany Gomez, an illegal alien from Honduras who was wanted on murder charges for the death of another MS-13 gang member found with his throat cut and 17 other stab wounds on his back. The victim in the case was found brutally murdered in his New Jersey apartment in 2011. The victim was suspected for socializing with rival cliques prior to his death.
The following are some foreign-born fugitives wanted by the FBI on murder charges:
Jose Juan Chacon-Morales, a.k.a. “Camello,” (Mexico) is wanted for his alleged role in the 2009 ambush murder of United States Border Patrol Agent Robert W. Rosas. Chacon-Morales, a Mexican national, is one of five men charged in the murder and the only one still outstanding. Chacon-Morales allegedly conspired to ambush and murder the border patrol agent for the sole purpose of stealing his night vision goggles. Border Patrol Agent Rosas was shot in the abdomen during the struggle with his murderers. Once Rosas was wounded and on his knees, gunmen shot him multiple times in his head and back. Chacon-Morales is believed to have fled to Mexico.
Juan Laureano-Arvizu, aka Chaquetin (Mexican) is an alleged member of the former Arellano Felix Cartel (AFO) enforcement crew known as Los Palillos. Under command of the AFO, Los Palillos operated primarily in Tijuana. After the arrest of key AFO leaders, many fled to the U.S, where they began to operate as an independent gang with an established drug distribution headquarters in San Diego County. Laureano-Arvizu in wanted by federal authorities on various charges including murder; attempted murder of a police officer; kidnapping for ransom; robbery; attempted kidnapping; shooting at an inhabited occupied structure; attempted robbery; and conspiracy to commit kidnapping for ransom. Los Palillos was singled out as being allegedly behind the kidnapping, torture, and murder of nine people with Arvizu allegedly having taken an active role.
Victor Alfonso Argueta and Carlos Flores Garcia (El Salvador) are both members of MS-13 and illegal aliens from El Salvador–wanted for a 2006 double murder in Baltimore County, Maryland. They allegedly murdered their two victims by stabbing them multiple times because they thought they had flashed a rival gang sign at a club. Investigators revealed the two victims had no gang affiliation.
Gregorio Flores Albarran and Rodolfo Flores Albarran (Mexico) are wanted for their alleged roles in a 2003 quadruple murder at a bar in Clewiston, Florida. The two brothers are believed to have been the gunmen who shot five victims out of which four died in that bar. After the murder, the gunmen are believed to have fled to Mexico.
Francisco Alfonso Murillo (Mexico) is wanted in connection with a 2006 murder in Thornton, Colorado, over a pool game. According to authorities, Murillo allegedly shot three victims after a dispute tied to a game of pool–one of the victims died soon after. Murillo is believed to have fled to Mexico.
Robert Arce is a retired Phoenix Police detective with extensive experience working Mexican organized crime and street gangs. Arce has worked in the Balkans, Iraq, Haiti, and recently completed a three-year assignment in Monterrey, Mexico, working out of the Consulate for the United States Department of State, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Program, where he was the Regional Program Manager for Northeast Mexico (Coahuila, Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon, Durango, San Luis Potosi, Zacatecas.)
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