WTOP.com (AP): Merrifield, Virginia - "MAN HAS FINGERS CUT OFF DURING ATTACK" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: " On May 10, a 16-year-old lost four fingers when he was attacked in the Alexandria section of Fairfax. Three gang members pleaded guilty to malicious wounding and violating Virginia's anti-gang statutes. Investigators believe that incident stemmed from a dispute between the MS-13 and South Side Locos gangs. Gangs are a growing problem in northern Virginia, which already has a joint federal, state and local task force working on it. The FBI estimates there are up to 2,000 MS-13 members in the area.") (Updated January 4, 2005) (Read More...)
NBC4i.com: Columbus, Ohio - "COLUMBUS OFFICER ARRESTS PREVIOUSLY DEPORTED GANG LEADER" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Officials said Nelson Flores, 34, of El Salvador, is the local leader of a violent Salvadoran gang that is active in Columbus.The gang is called MS-13, and law enforcement said it's not just one of the most violent gangs in Columbus, but also in the nation, NBC's Elenora Andrews reported. Police said they have tracked the gang to the far-north and east sides of Columbus and to the Whitehall area. Many of the gang members are trained in the military in El Salvador, then relocate to California and then to places like Columbus, Andrews reported. Police said Flores goes by the nickname "El Mula" and uses an alias of David Aguilar. "El Mula" is grammatically incorrect slang Spanish, officials said.") (Updated January 4, 2005) (Read More...)
FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE.com: "UNHOLY BORDER ALLIANCE" by Erick Stakelbeck (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Mara Salvatrucha, also commonly known as 'MS-13' due to its members' proclivity for sporting tattoos of the number 13, is involved in a smorgasbord of illegal activity, including the smuggling of drugs, weapons and people across the Mexican border. The gang controls many of the smuggling routes from Mexico into the U.S., a fact that has not escaped Al-Qaeda operatives eager to carry out attacks on American soil. In July, Adnan El-Shukrijumah, a high-ranking Al-Qaeda leader and one of the most wanted terrorists in the world, was spotted in Honduras meeting with members of MS-13. Attorney General John Ashcroft has said that El-Shukrijumah, who he has described as a 'clear and present danger to America,' is seeking ways to infiltrate the U.S. via the Mexican border, and is willing to pay top dollar in order to do so.") (January 3, 2005) (Read More...)
BORDERLAND NEWS.com - EL PASO TIMES.com: "CENTRAL AMERICAN GAN MAY HAVE PRESENCE IN EP" by Daniel Borunda (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Mara Salvatrucha -- a large, ruthless Central American street gang linked to a recent bus massacre in Honduras whose members have been popping up along the Texas-Mexico border -- may be making its way to El Paso, police said. "The fact we found one here (in El Paso), there is always a concern more may pop up," said Sgt. Reggie Moton, head of the El Paso Police Department's gang unit, which is monitoring the situation.") (January 3, 2005) (Read More...)
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http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.bg?articleid=61903
"Eastie gang linked to al-Qaeda"
By Michele McPhee
Wednesday, January 5, 2005
ARTICLE SNIPPET: ""MS-13 is the most dangerous gang in the area,'' Fiandaca said. "They are big. They are mobile. Now they have a terrorist connection.''
The theory that Salvadoran criminals manage to smuggle people over the border was bolstered this month when two Boston men described as MS-13 leaders were spotted on the North Shore days before Christmas - a year after they were deported by Boston Homeland Security Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigators for gang-related crimes.
One of the two men, Elmer "Tiger'' Tejada, 24, who had been deported after being convicted of a slew of crimes, including attempted murder charges for hurling a machete at Chelsea cops, was busted in Lynn on New Year's Day. Tejada is described as ``an original MS-13 member'' from East Boston, sources said.
A manhunt has been launched for the second fugitive, who is in the country illegally, Boston police said."
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