MS-13
"The Mara Salvatrucha, or MS13, is perhaps the most notorious street gang in the Western Hemisphere. While it has its origins in the poor, refugee-laden neighborhoods of 1980s Los Angeles, the gang's reach now extends from Central American nations like El Salvador and through Mexico, the United States, and Canada. They rob, extort and bully their way into neighborhoods and have gradually turned to transnational crimes such as human smuggling and drug trafficking. Their activities have helped make the Northern Triangle -- Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras -- the most violent place in the worldthat is not at war. In October 2012, the US Department of the Treasury labeled the group a "transnational criminal organization," the first such designation for a US street gang..."
Read about the notorious street gang MS-13 @: Insight Crime
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"Virginia Town Rocked By "MS-13" Vandalism Just Days After Illegals Murder Student"
"Multiple buildings and vehicles in Loudoun County, VA were vandalized with graffiti tags bearing the moniker of a notorious El Salvadorian street gang early Tuesday morning.
According to WUSA9, several vehicles on Gatwick Square and Wintergrove Drive were discovered with "MS-13" spray painted on the exteriors.
Additionally, walls, pillars, and two parked school buses at nearby Trailside Middle School were also found bearing the gang tags.
MS-13 is known as one of the most violent gangs in the world, and has been connected to a string of murders on both the East and West coasts.
Trailside Middle School is located rougly 8 miles from Park View High School, where recently murdered 17-year-old Danny Centeno-Miranda attended classes.
Centeno-Miranada was shot twice on Sept. 4 in Sterling, VA by 20-year-old Henry Dominguez-Vasquez, 18-year-old Juan Aguirre-Zelaya and an unnamed 17-year-old..."
All four men were in the country illegally.
Read more @: The Politics Forum
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"Powerful Images Capture the Heavily Tattooed Members of El Salvador's Brutal MS-13 Gang Caged in One of Central America's Most Terrifying Prisons"
"Photographer Adam Hinton visited the bulging jail which houses 2,600 members of the violent gang.
Members of the gang all have tattoos on their face and body.
MS-13 members are from the poorest areas of society.
The prison is guarded from the outside by the army with prison staff manning the entrance and checkpoint, but no guards will go inside.
While the gang is spread across the Americas, most members have a Salvadoran ethnic background..."
Read entire article and see many photos @: The Sun
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