A Peruvian gang leader accused of nearly two dozen murders in his home country has been arrested in New York by federal immigration officers.
Gianfranco Torres-Navarro, who is wanted in Peru in connection with the 23 killings, including rival gang leaders and a retired police officer, was arrested on Aug. 14 in Endicott, New York, about 145 miles northwest of New York City, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said. He is being held at a federal detention facility near Buffalo pending an immigration hearing.
