Costa Rican police captured Alejandro Arias, also known by his alias "Diablo," the country's ​most wanted fugitive who was also sought by the U.S. on drug-trafficking charges, the ‌Central American country's judicial authorities said on Friday.

Axar.az reports, citing Reuters, Arias, 41, leads a violent transnational criminal organization, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, which last ​year offered a $500,000 reward for information leading to his ​capture.

Arias had been on the run for almost 10 ⁠years and was wanted on multiple arrest warrants in Costa ​Rica on charges including drug trafficking, robbery, first-degree murder, and money ​laundering.

Alongside Arias, authorities also arrested two other gang members, including the alleged drug-trafficking leader Jonathan Perez, ​known as "Tan."

The head ​of Costa Rica's ⁠Judicial Investigation Agency also said the gangs linked to those arrested on Friday are believed to ​be responsible for 360 homicides.