MS-13
transnational criminal gang
Mara Salvatrucha (also known as MS-13) is one of the most dangerous gangs in the world.[source?] They are mostly Salvadorian.[source?]
Mara Salvatrucha | |
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Founded | 1980s |
In | Westlake, Los Angeles, California |
Years active | 1980s–present |
Territory | El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico; United States; |
Ethnicity | Mostly Salvadorans, Hondurans, and Guatemalans |
Membership | 8,000–10,000 (US) 30,000–50,000 (worldwide)[1] |
Criminal activities | Drug trafficking, illegal immigration, robbery, larceny, human trafficking, extortion, murder, money laundering, prostitution, racketeering, battery, kidnapping, and arms trafficking |
Allies | Other Sureños gangs[2] Mexican Mafia[3] Los Zetas[4] |
Rivals | 18th Street gang (Barrio 18)[5] Norteños and affiliated gangs[3] |
References change
- ↑ "National Gang Threat Assessment". fbi.gov. National Gang Intelligence Center. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
- ↑ Ronczkowski, Michael R. (2006). Terrorism and Organized Hate Crime: Intelligence Gathering, Analysis and Investigations, Second Edition. CRC Press. pp. 102–103. ISBN 9780849378508. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bryjak, George J.; Barkan, Steven E. (2011). Fundamentals of criminal justice : a sociological view (2nd. ed.). Sudbury, Massacheusetts: Jones & Bartlett Learning. p. 115. ISBN 9780763754242. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ↑ "Zetas and MS-13 Join Forces in Guatemala". Fox News Latino. Fox News Network. Associated Press. April 7, 2012. Archived from the original on November 16, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ↑ "MS13". 27 March 2017.
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