New Delhi, June 18 -- The United States has announced rewards totaling up to $15 million for information leading to the arrest or conviction of two senior leaders of the transnational gang MS-13, a move Washington says is part of its expanding campaign against organized crime and drug trafficking across the Americas.

According to a statement issued by US State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott, the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs has increased the reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction of alleged MS-13 leader Yulan Adonay Archaga Carias, also known as "Porky," to up to $10 million. A separate reward of up to $5 million has been announced for information leading to the arrest or convict...