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The Guardian (UK) ^ | 1-21-2004
Posted on 01/21/2004 4:34:23 PM PST by blam
"Police Arrest 41 Alleged LA Gang Members"
Wednesday January 21, 2004 11:46 PM
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "LOS ANGELES (AP) - Authorities Wednesday arrested 41 people they say belong to a violent gang with a history of attacks on police, including two last month in which officers were shot at.
The early morning operation targeted leaders of the Bounty Hunter Bloods, which authorities said operates in South Los Angeles and is one of the most violent gangs in the city's history. Police and FBI agents stormed the Nickerson Gardens public housing complex, the gang's base of operations.
``This morning we arrested essentially the hierarchy of the gang,'' FBI spokesman Matt McLaughlin said.
Federal agents arrested 13 people for investigation of conspiracy to distribute cocaine and other charges. Los Angeles police took another 28 suspects into custody on drug-related charges."