Posted on 04/04/2005 5:40:02 AM PDT by Constitution Day
Violent gang with connections to El Salvador infiltrates N.C.
The Associated Press
April 4, 2005 12:58 am
RALEIGH, N.C. -- A dangerous gang that the FBI has labeled as a top priority has shown up in the Triangle area, where authorities already have made arrests.
Mara Salvatrucha, better known as MS-13, is what Newsweek magazine described as "The Most Dangerous Gang in America." The FBI formed a task force to target MS-13 and dismantling the gang has become a top priority.
Three dozen confirmed MS-13 members have been arrested in North Carolina and will be deported. Almost all of the confirmed gang members were arrested in the Triangle area, said Tom O'Connell, resident agent-in-charge of the Cary office of the Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Raleigh police linked the gang to Jan. 9 shooting deaths of two men in downtown Raleigh. Two of the four men arrested and charged with murder for the shooting are members of MS-13.
"We have made contact with MS-13 gang members," said Lt. A.C. Davis, who supervises the Raleigh Police Department's six-member gang unit.
Chanda Brown Mwicigi, 26, was killed at the Palm Park Apartments in Durham on Aug. 29, according to Durham County Assistant District Attorney Kendra Montgomery-Blinn. The woman's assailant then dragged her body onto the sidewalk in front of the complex and continued to stab her, cutting her a total of 41 times. The symbol "MS" was carved into her thigh before he stomped on her head, Montgomery-Blinn said.
Police charged Franklin Mancer-Herrera of Honduras with the crime.
Federal officials and gang investigators believe MS-13 members from Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador may be entering the United States because of laws targeting gang members in those countries.
Police say MS-13 uses drug sales for income and Detective Tim Jolly of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department's criminal intelligence department said MS-13 may be responsible for 18 killings in the city since 2000.
In Virginia, legislators added machetes to a list of weapons that cannot be concealed since a trademark of the MS-13 gang members is to hack victims with a machete and slice their fingers off.
Triangle police said they don't want to add to the notoriety of the gang, so they demur from confirming how serious of a problem it is in the area.
O'Connell said MS-13 members often are deported after being picked up for traffic infractions or minor crimes and sometimes their families are deported.
"We're hoping to send a message to other MS-13 members that their conduct and behavior aren't welcome here," O'Connell said.
when will they "get it"...extermination works 50 times as fast as courts and MSM
Good luck on the deportation. The ones they picked up on Long Island are pleading asylum and are still in the country (in lock up though).
I always thought the most dangerous gang was called the DNC.
"...MS-13 members often are deported..."
Kill them. Zero recividism.
Not funny
And many are still on the street!
Thanks for the ping, CD. Infiltration by gangs and terrorists is what results from people "wishing and hoping" problems go away, or don't affect themselves, personally. Some people take our liberties and freedoms for granted; and they are wrong to do so. This gang will be rounded up; and the reason I suspect the police are being "quiet" is only so they can observe and nab the other gangs joining up or being involved with MS.
I know. Baldwin and Freeport are starting to look worse and worse every day.
Hey you know it was looking real good for a while, but you're right. It's back into that downward spiral once again. Odd the politicians that allow this to happen don't have to live amongst their consequences.
1. I like your tag lione.
2. I guess the warm and fuzzy Mayan Kewpie dolls from central america weve been giving sanctuary have turned into Chucky. Let's open up our hearts ( and borders). /Sarcasm
I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Lt. A.C. Davis, who supervises the Raleigh Police Department's six-member gang unit."
Methinks they will be beefing this up soon. Sounds like about four hotdog vendors to serve a stadium of 90,000.
MS-13 in the Triangle
I.R.S.?
Just doing the gangbanging that Americans won't do.
I'll bet the WSJ editorial page never mentions MS-13, the price of their fantacism over open borders being too high to pay.
Young Honduras immigrants could have had a successful male role model to emulate. His example of excellence, hard work, intelligence and faith would have been so positive to all Hispanic youth. But the Democrats instead decided to destroy Miguel Estrada without cause or precedent, killing his chances of circuit judge without even an up or down vote in the senate. I still do not know if the Democrats opposed Miguel for his Christian faith or because he was a latino, or both.
They are just committing the crimes that Americans are unwilling to commit.
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