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Madrid’s ‘Latin Kings’ Raise Specter of Immigrant Gang Wars

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“Constantino Mendez, Madrid’s security chief, says he plans to assign more police in the city to rein in Latino gangs that have turned to murder to settle scores.

An 18-year-old from the Dominican Republic died from stab wounds on Nov. 5. A 17-year-old Ecuadorian was killed in September. The deaths have raised the specter of an emerging gang-war culture in the city, said Mendez, the central government representative overseeing security in the capital.”

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Posted on: November 21st, 2005
Curation from Tomás
Filed Under: 1. Hispanic News, International
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