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BALTIMORE — On Nov. 7, Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Baltimore apprehended an undocumented noncitizen in Cockeysville. The noncitizen is a member of the notorious 18th Street criminal gang who was previously removed from the United States. Deportation officers from ERO Baltimore’s Fugitive Operations Team arrested the 37-year-old Salvadoran national, who has been charged by…

Erasing the ink may help to reduce their exposure to violence and trauma, say doctors. By removing tattoos in exchange for community service and science education, the project in Los Angeles is helping to keep people safe, build a new identity, and get a job. One person who took part in the program is now…

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A guilty plea that’s raising eyebrows across the state. Two Black Guerilla Family gang members pleaded guilty to federal racketeering charges, but prosecutors say the pair conducted gang activity while working out of a “Safe Streets” office. For years, many have questioned how effective “Safe Streets” is, and this case is a…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…