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The 18th Street Gang, also known as Eighteen St, Barrio 18, Mara 18, or simply 18 in North America, [1] [15] [16] [17] is a multi-ethnic (largely Central American and Mexican) transnational criminal organization that started as a street gang in Los Angeles.
Transnational gangs like MS-13 and 18th Street are extremely violent and routinely make money by extorting citizens. The government of El Salvador has designated both gangs as terrorist...
In the chronicles of California street lore, the 18th Street gang, also known as M18, Calle 18, Barrio 18, La18 or Mara-18 in Central America, reigns supreme as one of the granddaddies of Los Angeles gangster culture.
BOSTON – As part of an investigation into the transnational criminal organization 18th Street Gang operating in and around the North Shore area of Boston, four men were arrested and charged yesterday with federal drug offenses.
The 18th Street Gang, also known as Barrio 18, is one of the largest youth gangs in the Western Hemisphere, much like its better-known rival, the Mara Salvatrucha (MS13). While the gang has cells operating from Central America to Canada, it has been greatly weakened in El Salvador following a nationwide security crackdown, launched by the Nayib ...
Eighteenth Street (18th Street) is a gang originating in the Pico-Union District of Los Angeles. It is one of the gangs frequently mentioned in a transnational context and often referred to as a mara—a type of sophisticated gang—due to its presence in El Salvador and other parts of Central America. [1] .
WASHINGTON – Six members of “18 th Street,” a violent international street gang, were found guilty in U.S. District Court on an array of charges that included racketeering, kidnapping, and murder.
WASHINGTON – Two members and associates of the 18th Street gang operating within Washington, D.C. were sentenced today to over five years each in prison for their roles in an attack on rival gang members on the platform of the Georgia Avenue-Petworth Metro station on Sept. 17, 2019.
Six toughs from the notorious “18th Street” gang were nailed on charges including racketeering, murder, and kidnapping, officials said Monday. The gangsters, who had been shaking down...
related indicators most often used by STGs and various street gang members. Gang members may change or modify the tattoos as corrections officials and law enforcement identify them as gang-related. The dynamics of these groups are also subject to change. … TABLE OF CONTENTS TEXAS SECURITY THREAT GROUPS 5 Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) 7