A Maryland-based member of the international criminal gang MS-13 was given a life sentence Thursday, according to federal prosecutors.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland said that Brayan Contreras-Avalos, 28, of Langley Park, Maryland, was sentenced to the statutory maximum of life on charges related to his role in MS-13, which is also known as La Mara Salvatrucha. He is also sentenced to serve a concurrent five years in prison for drug distribution conspiracy.
Contreras-Avalos was convicted in a three-week trial in October along with co-defendants Luis Flores-Reyes, 42, of Arlington, Virginia, and Jairo Jacome, 40, of Langley Park.