Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms in Los Angeles

Behind the Scenes With America’s Most Violent Gang

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A notorious Central American street gang famed for its heavily tattooed members and torturing its victims has now established its self across the United States. As well as shootings, MS-13 is known to kill its victims with baseball bats and machetes. Police and federal investigators believe they have a presence in 40 states as well … Read more

Members of Notorious US Gang Nabbed In Sweeping Probe

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Twenty-one alleged members of a notorious Los Angeles-based gang associated with Mexican organized crime groups have been arrested as part of a sweeping probe, authorities said Wednesday. The suspects arrested overnight are all linked to Mara Salvatrucha, a street gang commonly known as MS-13 and considered one of the most ruthless and dangerous in the … Read more