Archive for November 2023
MS-13 gang members in Maryland sentenced for conspiracy to commit murder.
Two MS-13 members from a Maryland branch of the international gang were sentenced for conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering. Endy Arturo Gaitan Campos, 30, of Hyattsville, Maryland, and Jorge Isaac Argueta Chica, 23, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, participated in the Weedams Locos Salvatrucha (WLS) “clique,” which operated in and around Adelphi, Maryland, according…
Read MoreKnown Gang Member Arrested in NYC for Drug Sales and Illegal Firearms Possession
NEW YORK, NY – A gang member was arrested in New York City by the NYPD 5th Precinct’s Public Safety Team for involvement in drug sales and possession of illegal firearms. The arrest was part of a broader effort by the NYPD to combat gun violence and drug trafficking in the city. The individual, whose…
Read MoreMS-13 member arrested on RICO charges in connection with Allston man’s death.
A man who Massachusetts State Police believe is part of MS-13 was arrested Wednesday in connection with the killing of an Allston man under a bridge in Chelsea in 2010, state police announced Thursday. Adam Rodriguez, aka Pelon, 33, was charged in a superseding indictment with conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, known as…
Read MoreTwo MS-13 Gang Members Sentenced for Murder Conspiracy
Two La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang members were sentenced for conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering in connection with their participation in the Weedams Locos Salvatrucha (WLS) clique of the MS-13 gang. Endy Arturo Gaitan Campos, aka Clandestino, 30, of Hyattsville, Maryland, was sentenced yesterday to 10 years in prison, and Jorge Isaac…
Read MoreLyrics can be used as evidence during rapper Young Thug’s trial on gang and racketeering charges.
When rapper Young Thug goes to trial later this month on gang and racketeering charges, prosecutors will be allowed to use rap lyrics as evidence against him, a judge ruled Thursday. Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Ural Glanville said in court he would allow prosecutors to introduce 17 sets of lyrics they have identified…
Read MoreCapture of MS13 Leader Exposes US-El Salvador Rift.
Mexican authorities have captured a top Salvadoran gang leader who had been secretly released from an El Salvador prison and had fled the country. His capture, and expulsion to the United States to face charges, exposes the growing rift between the US and El Salvador over how to deal with top-level gang members. A US…
Read MoreMS-13 member charged in 2010 killing under Chelsea bridge, feds say.
A suspected MS-13 gang member was arrested Wednesday in the killing of a man under a Massachusetts bridge in 2010, authorities said, after investigators matched his voice to a recording in which he allegedly acknowledged he took part in the killing. Adam Rodriguez, 33, was indicted Wednesday on a racketeering conspiracy, or RICO, charge, the…
Read MoreUS conducts airstrikes against Iran-backed groups in Syria, retaliating for attacks on US troops
The U.S. military conducted airstrikes on two locations in eastern Syria involving Iranian-backed groups, hitting a training location and a weapons facility, according to the Pentagon and U.S. officials. It marks the third time in a bit more than two weeks that the U.S. has retaliated against the militants for what has been a growing…
Read MoreA missile strike targets Kyiv as an improvised explosive derails Russian freight cars
Russian forces targeted Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, as part of an overnight bombardment felt across the country, local officials said Saturday, while drones that Russian officials blamed on the Ukrainian military targeted areas around Moscow and the region of Smolensk. A ballistic missile was shot down as it approached the Ukrainian capital, said Serhii Popko, head…
Read MoreFive right-wing terrorists arrested throughout Europe with the support of Eurojust and Europol
Eurojust and Europol have supported the competent authorities in Belgium, Croatia, Germany, Lithuania, Romania and Italy in an international operation against right-wing terrorism. During a joint action day, 5 suspects were apprehended and an additional 7 others interrogated across the different countries. Furthermore, data carriers and weapons were seized. The suspects allegedly belong to a…
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