DES MOINES, Iowa — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Marshals Service arrested a 28-year-old man in Des Moines on February 21st.

ICE agents and U.S. Marshalls initiated a routine traffic stop on February 21 in Des Moines and arrested Luis Enrique Baires, 28.

According to ICE, Baires is an “illegal alien” wanted in El Salvador, his home county, on two counts of aggravated homicide, two counts of proposition and conspiracy for the crime of aggravated homicide, and one count of illicit associations with the MS-13 Enfermos Criminales Salvatruchos clique.

According to the Department of Justice, MS-13 is a gang primarily composing of immigrants and immigrant’s descendants from El Salvador. In the U.S., the gang originated in Los Angeles, California and engaged in turf wars for the control of drug distribution locations. They are reportedly one of the largest street gangs in the Unites States.

Following the arrest, the Director of ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations St. Paul Field Office released this statement.

“Rural Iowa is not immune from central American criminals like Baires, and we will continue to face the challenge of tracking down and arresting the worst of the worst,” said ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations St. Paul Field Office Director Matthew Putra. “Thanks to U.S. Marshals Service for assisting us in this arrest to keep communities safe.”

According to ICE, Baires remains in ICE custody, without bond, pending the outcome of his removal proceedings.