New Haven gang member admits to role in 2 homicides, shootings, federal officials say.

https://www.trumbulltimes.com/news/article/new-haven-gang-member-antwan-hill-plead-guilty-19410921.php NEW HAVEN — A member of a violent street gang appeared in federal court Thursday and admitted to playing a role in two homicides and two shootings that occurred in the city from 2020 to 2022, according to federal officials. Antwan Hill, 21, a member of the Exit 8 street gang, appeared before U.S.…

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Tren de Aragua: Venezuelan gang raises concerns on El Paso, Juárez border

https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/crime/2024/04/23/tren-de-aragua-gang-venezuela-on-el-paso-texas-border/73331098007/ A fast-spreading gang that originated in a Venezuelan prison has been detected in the El Paso-Juárez borderlands among the continuing arrival of thousands of migrants seeking political asylum. The vicious Tren de Aragua gang has been described as having “revolutionized crime in Latin America” as it extended into several countries following the exodus of…

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Border state lawmaker sounds alarm on bloodthirsty Venezuelan gang entering US: ‘They have no rules’.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/border-state-lawmaker-sounds-alarm-bloodthirsty-venezuelan-gang-entering-us A congressman whose district is along the southern border is warning about the dangers posed by a bloodthirsty Venezuelan street gang whose presence has grown in the United States amid the ongoing migrant crisis. “This gang in several years is going to be the dominant transnational criminal organization throughout the United States. There’s no doubt in…

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Previously Convicted Killer from Maryland Sentenced to 19.5 Years for Drug Trafficking in D.C. and Discharging a Machinegun

https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/previously-convicted-killer-maryland-sentenced-195-years-drug-trafficking-dc-and WASHINGTON – Trenton Robinson, 28, of District Heights, Maryland, was sentenced today to 234 months in prison for his role as an enforcer for a D.C. street crew whose members distributed more than 100 kilograms of marijuana, as well as oxycodone and codeine, and used, carried, brandished, and discharged firearms during their drug trafficking…

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Principal Drug and Weapons Supplier for MS-13 in Honduras Arrested and Extradited for Racketeering, Narcotics, and Firearms Offenses

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/principal-drug-and-weapons-supplier-ms-13-honduras-arrested-and-extradited-racketeering Superseding Indictment Unsealed Charging High-Ranking MS-13 Leaders, Including Yulan Andony Archaga Carías, the Leader of MS-13 in Honduras and One of FBI’s, DEA’s, and HSI’s Most Wanted Fugitives An indictment was unsealed today charging David Campbell, also known as Viejo Dan and Don David, 57, of Honduras, one of the principal narcotics and weapons…

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2 gang members sentenced to life for 2020 murder of Vietnam veteran outside Goodwill store.

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/two-gang-members-sentenced-2020-murder-vietnam-veteran-goodwill Two men associated with 5275 Slimegang Young Crew with alleged connections to YSL were found guilty in the murder of a 72-year-old Vietnam War veteran in 2020, according to the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office. Fani Willis, Fulton County District Attorney, announced Thursday that on April 9, a jury found Leandre Pittman and Antonio…

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Bill targets adults who use juveniles to profit from gang activity.

https://www.wbaltv.com/article/bill-organized-crime-gang-activity-maryland-annapolis/60099794 ANNAPOLIS, Md. —Maryland leaders are pushing legislation targeting gang activity. Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates testified Tuesday in Annapolis in support of an organized crime bill. It broadens the offenses that can be prosecuted under Maryland’s organized crime statute. AdvertisementAccording to Bates, the majority of car thefts and carjackings in Baltimore are committed…

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Maryland MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Participating in a Racketeering Conspiracy, Including a Murder

Baltimore, Maryland – Chief U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar sentenced Oscar Efrain Zavala Urrea, age 23, an El Salvadoran national residing in Silver Spring, Maryland, today to 25 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for his participation in a racketeering conspiracy, including a murder, related to his activities as…

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