Amid rising tensions in Illinois as Operation Midway Blitz — ICE's deportation initiative in and around Chicago — carries on, law enforcement arrested suspected Latin Kings "ranking member" Juan Espinoza Martinez on Monday and charged him with a single count of murder for hire after he allegedly put a hit out on a Border Patrol chief, according to Fox News .

According to the complaint obtained by Fox News, Martinez, 37, allegedly sent Snapchat messages that read, "2k on information when you get him," and, "10k if you take him down."

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