Transnational Escape of MS-13 Leader “Crook” Caught on Social Media

<p>Images and videos published on social media by the girlfriend of Élmer Canales Rivera, alias "Crook," expose what journalistic publications have shown for months: that the senior leader of MS-13 was illegally freed last year by the government of El Salvador despite 40 years remaining on his criminal sentence and a U.S. extradition request.</p>