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Los Angeles Combating Gangs Gone International

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Posted on: December 28th, 2007
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“Two that originated on the streets here have grown so large in that there are two prisons in that country devoted exclusively to their members, one for each gang, according to officials who traveled there recently to meet with the local authorities.

That is just one measure of the way in this city with the worst gang problem in the United States have bolstered their presence in and Central America, where they attract new members eager to come here. The growth in their transnational networks has made these criminal organizations all the more worrisome, officials say.

“These are the new and emerging organized in America,” said Bruce Riordan, director of anti-gang operations for the Los Angeles city ’s office.”*

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