Nearly three dozen MS-13 gang members were swept up and arrested on Long Island in October after a bunch of Brentwood teens were found dead—and this week, more arrests were made as the feds went after 13 adults alleged to be gang members and believed to be tied to seven LI deaths, including those of three teenagers, the New York Times and UPI report. Those 13 suspects were indicted Thursday, per a DOJ statement, charged with (in addition to the murders) racketeering, assault, firearms, and other charges. "The FBI's Long Island Gang Task Force will continue our mission to dismantle the MS-13 and free our neighborhoods from the terror they cause," Robert Capers, the US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, said in a statement, per UPI. More on this group wreaking havoc across the nation:
- CNN offers a primer on the "transnational" La Mara Salvatrucha, which boasts more than 30,000 members around the world and is considered to be one of the largest criminal assemblies in the US. Although it started among Salvadoran immigrants, it now includes individuals from Honduras, Mexico, and other Latin American countries.