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Special Units
Nuestra Familia Member Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking
A Northern California man has pleaded guilty to operating a cocaine trafficking conspiracy for the Nuestra Familia prison gang, federal authorities announced Monday.
April 9, 2012
Technology
Massive Nuestra Familia Group Dismantled in California
A federal grand jury has returned an indictment in Sacramento against more than 25 people, charging them with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana, and ecstasy, two counts of distribution of methamphetamine, one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
July 17, 2007
Special Units
NF Gang Member Sentenced in Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy
Bismark Martin Ocampo, 40, of San Francisco, worked for the Nuestra Familia (NF) Hispanic prison gang, which exerts control over street-level NorteƱo traffickers.
February 23, 2011
Gangs
Gang Truces Usually Turn Out Badly for Cops
Can you imagine what a gang formed from all aligned Crip and Blood gangs or between the Mexican Mafia and the Nuestra Familia might be capable of?
April 16, 2012
Gangs
Do You Speak Nahuatl?
Mexicans and Mexican Americans who can barely say taco are being taught dialects of the ancient Aztec language Nahuatl. In California prisons both the Mexican Mafia and the rival Nuestra Familia use this Aztec mythology to recruit and train soldiers for their wars.
January 17, 2011
Gangs
Dodger Blues: Take Me Out At the Ballgame
To Bryan Stow and the rest of the sane world, his Giants baseball gear represented his love of baseball and his support for his team. To that cowardly pack of gang thugs, it was the symbol for the rival NorteƱo gangs and the Nuestra Familia prison gang. To them, this is like wearing a Nazi uniform to the Auschwitz survivors' reunion.
April 10, 2011
Special Units
Task Force Operation Busts Major Gang Drug Distribution Network
An operation conducted by local, state, and federal law enforcement has brought down a major methamphetamine distribution network in California.
June 24, 2019
Gangs
A Nahuatl Dictionary
A Nahuatl dictionary was intercepted in a prison in September 2000. It contains the code to the ancient Aztec language now being used by gang members. Break the code by learning these translated terms.
January 17, 2011
Special Units
Calif. Proposes Returning High-Risk Prison Gang Members to General Population
California corrections officials have floated a plan that would allow gang members living in high-security housing units to return to the general population as a reward for good behavior.
March 12, 2012
Gangs
Prison Shanks
The jail-made "shank" is fashioned from this material by sharpened by scraping the metal on concrete floors. A handle is fashioned from paper or cloth. Since the length of the shank is small, the handle is often held in the palm of the fist with the blade protruding from between the middle and ring fingers like a push dagger.
January 31, 2011
Gangs
How to Tell that a Group is a Gang
Throughout history gangs have developed, multiplied, and mutated into many forms. Today one of law enforcementās biggest problems is the inability of law enforcement intelligence to accurately estimate the number of gangs and gang members. There are several reasons for this, but the key one is that we have no universally accepted definition of a gang. The traditional gangs are those that are territorial or claim turf. This would include your Hispanic āCholos,ā the African-American Blo
May 8, 2007
Editor's Notes
TREXPO East 2007āDay One Conference Highlights
Using data that he has gathered from autopsies and from his experience with gunshot patients who survived, Vail revealed the limitations of traditional handgun and rifle ammo.
August 21, 2007
Weapons
Familiarize Yourself with Firearms
The more you know about firearms, the more likely you are to be proficient and capable in their use. Having this knowledge can have a significant impact on your ability to survive in the field.
August 2, 2011
Gangs
SureƱo Tattoos and Symbols
SureƱos can be found in every major city in the U.S. They can be found in Canada, Mexico, Europe, and South America. The big transnational super gangs such as Florence, 18th Street, and Mara Salvatrucha threaten the stability of some Central American nations.
March 2, 2010
Gangs
California Gang Migration
Rivals within the California prison system, NorteƱos and SureƱos sometimes unite outside of California as "Califas" when they become active in other states.
November 14, 2007
Special Units
Mexico Arrests Regional La Familia Cartel Leader
Federal police arrested 37-year-old Jose Alfredo Landa Torres, known as "Skinny," who was recently named to head the organization's Morelia operations.
November 30, 2010
Patrol
Arizona Police Find Murder Suspect Using Familial DNA
Scottsdale, AZ, police arrested 42-year-old Ian L. Mitcham for the February 2015 murder of Scottsdale resident Allison Feldman. A familial DNA search ultimately led to his arrest Tuesday.
April 11, 2018
Gangs
Field Report: Latino Gangs In Washington State
The Latino gangs in Washington, while still outnumbered by Black gangs, have steadily increased, and law enforcement must become more aware of their criminal activities.
November 15, 2011
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