FBI captures Top Ten Most Wanted fugitive with alleged Sinaloa Cartel ties, Patel says

The FBI captured Ten Most Wanted fugitive Gregory Henderson Jr., conscionable 3 days aft adding the alleged Indianapolis pack person to its database and offering a reward of up to $1 cardinal for accusation starring to his arrest.

Henderson, 46, had evaded apprehension since a sweeping national takedown of his alleged enactment successful August 2023. He faces national charges of conspiracy to person with intent to administer and to administer controlled substances, conspiracy to launder monetary instruments and conspiracy to prosecute successful an carnal warring venture.

The FBI alleges Henderson led a convulsive Indianapolis pack whose cause trafficking web was supplied by the Sinaloa Cartel and distributed methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl passim Indianapolis and the surrounding Midwest.

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The FBI marked Gregory Henderson Jr.’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives poster "CAPTURED" pursuing his arrest. (FBI)

His seizure marks the ninth FBI Ten Most Wanted fugitive apprehended since President Donald Trump returned to office. The 9 fugitives had collectively spent much than 50 years connected the run, according to the FBI. The FBI says the 9 captures are much than doubly the 4 Ten Most Wanted fugitives captured during the Biden administration.

FBI Director Kash Patel told Fox News Digital exclusively that Henderson’s seizure reflected a broader summation successful Ten Most Wanted apprehensions nether the Trump administration.

"Nine Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitives is much than doubly arsenic galore arsenic captured nether the entirety of the anterior medication — and this FBI and our partners did it successful 18 months nether President Trump’s superb leadership," Patel said. "Gregory Henderson Jr. had been connected the tally for a year, wanted for his alleged engagement successful large cause trafficking cognition and carnal warring conspiracies arsenic the alleged person of a convulsive neighborhood-based pack located successful Indianapolis, Indiana - a pack with important cause organisation ties to the Sinaloa Cartel."

"This medication is letting bully cops beryllium cops and they are delivering successful historical ways. I’d similar to congratulate our FBI Indianapolis squad who led this lawsuit from the opening and convey our large Justice Department and instrumentality enforcement partners who righteously pursued this lawsuit with us," helium added.

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Gregory Henderson Jr. was captured aft being added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives database connected Aug. 11. (FBI)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Inspector General was among the national partners progressive successful the case.

"I would similar to convey the FBI, DOJ, and our USDA OIG among galore different national partners successful their relentless pursuit for justice. Mr. Henderson had sought to evade the instrumentality aft committing aggregate crimes and leaving down symptom and anguish for galore radical and animals, but contiguous is the extremity of that devastation," U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins told Fox News Digital "President Trump has focused his medication connected delivering justness for those targeted by convulsive crimes, and we volition not remainder until we execute this goal."

The FBI added Henderson to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives database connected Aug. 11, describing him arsenic equipped and dangerous.

Henderson and 20 others were federally indicted successful the Southern District of Indiana successful August 2023 connected cause trafficking and canine warring conspiracy charges. More than 300 federal, authorities and section instrumentality enforcement officers carried retired a takedown aboriginal that month, arresting 18 radical portion Henderson evaded capture.

Federal agents seized 61 guns, quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine, $98,000 successful currency and 166 warring dogs during the operation, according to the FBI.

Law enforcement besides uncovered what the FBI described arsenic a important canine warring and amerciable gambling cognition allegedly led by Henderson.

"Henderson Jr. has a agelong past of transgression activity, including thoroughfare violence, intimidation, assault, and weapons, successful summation to cause trafficking and carnal cruelty," said FBI Indianapolis Special Agent successful Charge Tim O’Malley.

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel (C) speaks astatine a quality league astatine the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice gathering connected June 23, 2026, successful Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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Details astir wherever and however Henderson was captured were not instantly available.