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Members of Dangerous Puerto Rican Gang Arrested near Texas Border

by Ildefonso Ortiz Two members of a dangerous Puerto Rican gang that operates in a manner similar to a drug cartel  have been arrested near the Texas border. Federal authorities recently arrested Carlos E.  “El Negro” Carrion Nieves and Orlando “Elvin” Martinez Nunez near this border city. The two men are named in a six-count federal indictment out of Puerto Rico, accusing 17 members of the group with multiple crimes in furtherance of the criminal organization. While federal authorities do not refer to the Puerto Rican criminal organization as a cartel, a close look at the indictment reveals that their… View Article