Image via WikipediaCRACKDOWN!WASHINGTON—Forty-one members of various street gangs have been charged in indictments or criminal complaints unsealed today in five judicial districts, the Department of Justice announced today including here in the Long Beach, Los Angeles area.
The federal indictments and complaints unsealed today charge members and associates of a variety of street gangs, including:
- Seven members of the Click Clack gang in Kansas City, Missouri;
- 12 Colonias Chiques gang members in Los Angeles;
- Two members and associates of the Sureno 13 and San Chucos gangs in Las Vegas;
- Seven MS-13 members in Washington;
- 13 Tri-City Bomber members and associates in the McAllen, Texas, area.
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Image via Wikipedia“Gangs threaten the safety and stability of neighborhoods across our nation,” said Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Criminal Division. “Gangs spread fear in our communities, trading in guns, drugs, and violence, and they cause too many young people to choose lives of crime. The Justice Department is fighting back, against both local street gangs and large organized criminal enterprises with international reach. With the coordinated enforcement actions announced today, we are sending an unmistakable message—that we are committed to dismantling gangs both large and small, and from coast to coast.”“Although these cases are in different parts of the country, they illustrate the common threats gang members pose to our communities,” said Assistant
Director Kevin Perkins of the FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division. “Gangs were once found in big cities, but their operations are now migrating to rural areas. The types of offenses gang members commit are also changing, from drug running and petty crimes to home invasions and health care fraud. The FBI will use our task forces, undercover operations, and enhanced surveillance techniques to dismantle gangs to restore order to neighborhoods they terrorize.”
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Same thing in Italy, when the police arrested the Mafia's boss, in Sicily. I joke
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