Peruvian Gang Leader Arrested in New York

Gianfranco Torres-Navarro, a Peruvian gang leader accused of 23 murders, was arrested in Endicott, New York by U.S. immigration authorities. Torres-Navarro, leader of 'Los Killers de Ventanilla y Callao,' entered the U.S. illegally via the Texas-Mexico border on May 16 and was released with a notice to appear in court. Authorities discovered his violent past in early July and subsequently tracked and arrested him. He is detained at a federal facility near Buffalo pending immigration proceedings. His girlfriend, Mishelle Sol Ivanna Ortíz Ubillús, who is also involved in the gang, was arrested and is being held in Pennsylvania. The gang is notorious for extorting construction companies and using violence against rivals.