Federal immigration officials this week announced the arrest of an alleged Latin Kings gang member who they say placed a bounty on the Commander at Large of the U.S. Border Patrol.

In an Oct. 6 news release, authorities with the Department of Homeland Security said a confidential informant came forward with “information regarding a ‘hit’ on Chief [Gregory] Bovino by a member of the Latin Kings Street Gang.”

Federal investigators say they obtained a screenshot of a Snapchat conversation from a user named “Juan” that appeared to place a $2,000 bounty for information on when Bovino caught and a $10,000 payday “if you take him down.”

A third response on the screenshot that read “LK...on him,” according to Homeland Security Investigations, implied the involvement of the Latin Kings.

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