Federal agents in Puerto Rico have arrested 22 alleged members of a gang responsible for at least 10 homicides
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico —Federal agents in Puerto Rico have arrested 22 alleged members of a gang responsible for at least 10 homicides across the U.S. territory.
Local FBI Director Joseph Campbell says agents are looking for another five suspects. He said Thursday that additional suspects are being arrested in Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
He said the suspects face a grand jury indictment on charges including possession and distribution of cocaine, heroin, crack cocaine and marijuana.
Puerto Rico faces what it expects to be a record number of killings this year.
Police say 860 people have been killed so far this year, compared with 724 people reported killed in the same period last year.
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