The FBI has arrested a high-ranking MS-13 leader based in Las Vegas who is accused of orchestrating 11 murders, federal officials said. Joel Vargas-Escobar faces charges, including racketeering, for several murders,

The California Highway Patrol eventually spotted his vehicle on Interstate 15 near Afton Road, and a police pursuit ensued, totaling about 18 miles, according to Orejel. Chaidez was eventually stopped by police off the Harvard Road exit and taken into custody, the sheriff’s department said.