A discussion on FREEREPUBLIC.com regarding a DALLAS MORNING NEWS article via KANSAS CITY STAR: "FBI BULLETIN OUTLINES POSSIBLE TERRORIST PLOT AT TEXAS BORDER" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The plot, according to uncorroborated information provided by an FBI informant, involves a man, described as an Arab who goes by the nickname "El Espanol," and Ernesto Zatarin Beliz, also known as El Traca, a reputed Mexican drug trafficker and member of the Zetas, the feared enforcers of the notorious Gulf cartel.") (July 17, 2005) (Read More...)
WorldNetDaily.com: Washington - "MEXICAN DRUG COMMANDOS EXPAND OPS IN 6 US STATES" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The ultra-violent, U.S.-trained elite, Mexican paramilitary commandos known as the "Zetas," responsible for hundreds of murders along the border this year, have expanded their enforcement efforts on behalf of a drug cartel by setting up trafficking routes in six U.S. states. A U.S. Justice Department memo says the U.S.-trained units have recently moved operations into Houston, San Antonio and the states of California, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Georgia and Florida. They have been operating in Dallas for at least two years, according to the feds.") (June 21, 2005) (Read More...)
A Discussion on FREEREPUBLIC.com regarding a July 12, 2005 article in THE TIMES (N.W. INDIANA): "POLICE ARREST MS-13 GANG MEMBER IN MONTICELLO" (July 13, 2005) (Read More...)
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North Carolina leads nation with foreign gang arrests
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Posted on 08/01/2005 10:08:26 PM PDT by Happy2BMe
North Carolina leads nation with foreign gang arrests
The Associated Press
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Federal immigration agents in three regions of North Carolina have arrested 77 people in recent weeks who were suspected of being gang members living illegally in the United States.
Authorities said 34 men with suspected affiliations to Hispanic street gangs were picked up in the Triangle area, 25 were detained in the Triad and 18 in the Charlotte area.
The North Carolina total led the nation in a roundup that resulted in arrests of 582 across the country, officials said Monday.
Arrests in Raleigh were higher than the number in much larger cities - 23 in Los Angeles and 19 in New York. Local police worked with federal agents in the operation.
The sweep followed a roundup that began in the spring, targeting members of Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, a violent street gang born in Los Angeles neighborhoods with a strong presence in North and Central America.
"We are working to convey that this is a community that will be intolerant of violent, illegal, street gang activity," said Raleigh police spokesman Jim Sughrue.
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To: Cindy; nwctwx; All
these guys are pure evil ... thug terrorists, if you ask me:
Notorious MS-13 gang surfaces in Hillsborough County (Tampa, Fla.)
THE TAMPA TRIBUNE
TAMPA — A ruthless street gang with a reputation for cutting off rivals’ fingers and carving up snitches with machetes appears to have a foothold here.
They are the Mara Salvatruchas, or MS-13, and a week ago, Hillsborough County deputies arrested three members in a northwest county neighborhood after they tried to persuade a Honduran man to “join us or die,” Sgt. Scott Wellinger said.
Fortunately for the man, a deputy was driving by and saw him gesture for help. Recognizing what appeared to be gang tattoos on the suspects, he called for backup.
The victim, a 38-year-old illegal immigrant, told the MS-13 that he was too old to join their gang and wasn’t interested, Wellinger said. One man shoved him, and when he shoved back, the rebuff angered the MS-13 enough for one to raise his shirt to expose the handle of what turned out to be a pellet gun.
For weeks, deputies heard from tipsters that the gang was making its presence known on the streets through intimidation and threats, but the July 30 arrests became the first official record of an MS-13 presence in the county.
And where there are three, there are likely to be more, Wellinger said. It’s going to take time to find out how many. It’s unlikely an MS-13 problem would keep to the north end with plenty of Hispanic migrants for the gang to target in eastern and southern portions, he said.
Detectives suspect each of the men arrested are in the country illegally. Court records show they were all born in Central American countries.
Frank Dasaro, assistant special agent in charge of Tampa’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement office, said his agency is committed to targeting MS-13 members in the country illegally.
“They are the next big problem as far as gangs,” he said. “When you remember California, there were the Crips and Bloods. They’re pansies compared to these guys.”
3,985 posted on 08/06/2005 2:16:30 PM PDT by JellyJam (Headline of the year: "The Painful Truth: All the World Terrorists Are Muslims!")
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