MS-13
Mara Salvatrucha (also known as MS-13) is one of the most dangerous gangs in the world. They are mostly Salvadorian.
| Mara Salvatrucha | |
|---|---|
 Mara Salvatrucha gang member with gang's name tattooed on his back | |
| Founded | 1980s |
| In | Westlake, Los Angeles, California |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Territory | El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico; United States; |
| Ethnicity | Mostly Salvadorans, Hondurans, and Guatemalans |
| Membership | 8,000–10,000 (US) 30,000–50,000 (worldwide)[1] |
| Criminal activities | Drug trafficking, illegal immigration, robbery, larceny, human trafficking, extortion, murder, money laundering, prostitution, racketeering, battery, kidnapping, and arms trafficking |
| Allies | Other Sureños gangs[2] Mexican Mafia[3] Los Zetas[4] |
| Rivals | 18th Street gang (Barrio 18)[5] Norteños and affiliated gangs[3] |
References
- ↑ "National Gang Threat Assessment". fbi.gov. National Gang Intelligence Center. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
- ↑ Ronczkowski, Michael R. (2006). Terrorism and Organized Hate Crime: Intelligence Gathering, Analysis and Investigations, Second Edition. CRC Press. pp. 102–103. ISBN 9780849378508. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bryjak, George J.; Barkan, Steven E. (2011). Fundamentals of criminal justice : a sociological view (2nd. ed.). Sudbury, Massacheusetts: Jones & Bartlett Learning. p. 115. ISBN 9780763754242. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- ↑ "Zetas and MS-13 Join Forces in Guatemala". Fox News Latino (Fox News Network). April 7, 2012. http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2012/04/07/zetas-and-ms-13-join-forces-in-guatemala/. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ↑ "MS13".
