A gang leader wanted in Colombia on murder charges was arrested in Central Texas this week attempting to seek asylum.
Federal and local authorities apprehended Venezuelan national Aberdiss Pirela in New Braunfels on Tuesday, according to Homeland Securities Investigations, charging him with drug trafficking and extortion.
Pirela, one of the seven most-wanted men in Colombia, was reportedly second in charge of the “Los Satanas” gang, which was accused of killing a butcher in the capital city of Bogota last week.