The most dangerous gang in the country moved to new York

The most dangerous gang in the country moved to new York

MS-13 has been named the most violent and most dangerous street gang in the country, and she has wielded on the streets of new York.

In April, the bodies of four men aged from 16 to 20 years was discovered in Central Isliparea of long island, inhabited largely by workers. They were beaten with baseball bats and almost chopped up with a machete. Their bodies were discovered in the Park.

«It was one of the most massive and brutal murders in the history of Suffolk County,» said County Commissioner Timothy Blue in his speech to the Senate.

According to statistics from the FBI, MS-13 or Mara Salvatrucha has from 6,000 to 10,000 members in 46 U.S. States and is the largest and fastest growing street gang in America. According to unofficial data, the number of gangs in the United States reaches 15 000 people. Moreover, it is international and also operates in Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala.

The gang got its name from Salvadoran peasants who fought in the civil war, held in El Salvador 1980-1992. However, it appeared in the poor areas of Los Angeles among the refugees fleeing the conflict. At that time their main goal was to protect the nascent Salvadoran community from violence by famous African-American and Mexican gangs, experts say law enforcement.

From the end 1980-x of years the gang has spread to Central American States in the United States. Its representatives are engaged in drug trafficking and pimping, arms trafficking, robbery, contract killings, racketeering, etc.. Some of them are associated with the Mexican drug cartels.

Since the early 1990’s, the us government seriously approached the problem of the continuing growth of the group. Salvadorans began to be deported to his homeland, but it is not only not weakened, but even strengthened the influence of the gang. In the homeland , MS-13 became popular, gradually subjugating entire regions and in fact, replacing the public authorities. Prisons in El Salvador also came under the control of MS-13, they became true universities for future bandits. Besides, soon after, deported Salvadorans gradually began to return to the USA and to recruit new members.

Individual groups of MS-13 today «work» in Brooklyn and Queens. However, the gang is most active among the Latin American immigrant enclaves in the County of Suffolk, where, as suggested by the law enforcement act more than 400 gang members.

«MS-13 is different from any street gang, with which we are used to dealing with,» said Guardian Angels founder Curtis plum. «They are organized and behave like a paramilitary organization. Perpetrated violence is incredibly cruel.»

Representatives from MS-13 almost never avoid armed confrontation with the police.

Their main motto is «Mata, Viola, Controla» («Kill, rape, porcinai»).

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