Tag: Gangs: Page 16

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Jamaican Drug Kingpin Extradited to NYC To Face Trial

Coke was arrested by Jamaican authorities on June 22 near Kingston, after a five-week pursuit by local authorities. He will face drug trafficking and gun running charges related to his role as leader of the Shower Posse, which gained its name by showering foes with bullets.

June 24, 2010

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Patron Saints of the Mexican Drug Underworld (Part 2 of 2)

Some human sacrifices to Santa Muerte have been claimed in Tijuana and Nuevo Laredo in 2006. In 2008, 11 headless bodies were found in the Yucatan and the heads were said to have been burned in honor of Santa Muerte.

June 2, 2010

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Patron Saints of the Mexican Drug Underworld (Part 1 of 2)

In a strange way, the iconography ties together much of the evil perpetrated by the gangs that are trafficking in drugs and human beings and their violent inhuman behavior. There is a spiritual dimension to their madness and recognition of the signs and symbols of their belief system can help you identify them.

June 1, 2010

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15 Members of Violent Hmong Gang Charged In Wisconsin

The complaint details the history and customs of the gang, including its violent initiation practices, its use of the color red and the symbol of five dots.

May 26, 2010

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78 Bloods and Latin Kings Members and Associates Charged with Narcotics Trafficking

A coordinated multi-agency law enforcement strike in "Operation Blood Drive" and "Operation Black Crown" shut down vast drug operations in Newburgh, New York.

May 12, 2010

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Mexican Mafia: The Most Dangerous Gang

No matter which big bad bloody band of barrio bad boys you might be dealing with, I'll bet they are taking their orders from prison-gang inmates. And when one prison gang member can walk with immunity into some street gang's turf and order them to murder one of their own, that's a clue.

April 12, 2010

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Native Gangster Disciples Leader Sentenced In ATF Gun Case

The leader of the Minnesota-based Native Gangster Disciples has been sentenced to more than nine years in prison for a felony weapons charge as part of the the ongoing investigation by U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives of the street gang.

April 5, 2010

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Grand Theft Auto and Gangs

Gang members, especially juveniles, receive little incarceration and lots of probation for car crimes. To gang members this is like a dog with rubber teeth, lots of bark but no bite. Almost every gang member I came in contact with in East Los Angeles and South Central Los Angeles had several prior convictions for some type of car theft.

March 25, 2010

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Gang Members Threaten El Paso Officers

The Barrio Azteca gang could be plotting to kill El Paso law enforcement officers in retaliation for a recent crackdown on gang members, an alert issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security warned.

March 24, 2010

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Raids Aim to Find Killers of 3 in Mexico

Some 200 American law enforcement agents cracked down Thursday morning on a notorious gang in El Paso, Texas, in an attempt to determine whether its heavily armed members were behind the shooting deaths of three people connected to the American consulate in Ciudad Juarez over the weekend.

March 17, 2010

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Gangs in the Military: Loyalty to Homeboys or Homeland?

Web Extra: Read the National Gang Intelligence Center's Feb. 15 report on gang infiltration of law enforcement and corrections agencies.

February 15, 2010

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Gangster Clothing: Dressing for Success In Prison

No one in a predatory environment wanted tight, close-fitting clothing. Status in custody was displayed by wearing new, especially large baggy clothing, ironed or pressed to military-like creases.

January 25, 2010