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The Trump administration is offering a $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a Los Choneros leader, a gang the State Department designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) in September.

The State Department’s Narcotics Reward Program announced the reward Thursday for Ecuadorian fugitive Francisco Manuel Bermúdez Cagua, also known as “Churron,” as the gang he belongs to is allegedly responsible for trafficking drugs and firearms into the U.S. and carrying out extreme acts of violence.

The 29-year-old is charged with international cocaine distribution conspiracy, international cocaine distribution and using firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking, according to a superseding indictment filed in the

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