on October 3, 2017 in World News
3,800 Gang Members Charged in Transnational Gangbusting Operation
DOJ, Latin American prosecutors crackdown on MS-13 BY: Charles Fain Lehman Follow @CharlesFLehman Friday the arrest of some 3,800 gang members across four countries, dealing a serious blow to the MS-13 transnational drug gang. Operation “Regional Shield” involved coordination between law enforcement in the United States, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. The majority of the charges came in El Salvador: 3,477 criminal charges, resulting in 1,400 arrests. Some 70 people were charged in the United States in six different states: California, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, and Virginia. In Guatemala, 284 were charged, and 12 in Honduras. Additionally, six firearms, 14… View Article
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