https://freerepublic.com/tag/maracitos/ en-us Thu, 5 Dec 2002 16:40:05 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/801356/posts Gangs caught in crackdown: 51 alleged members face chargesBy LATEEF MUNGIN and BILL RANKIN Atlanta Journal-Constitution Staff Writers A highly organized Hispanic crime syndicate has been operating on the eastern crescent of metro Atlanta for at least six years, committing five murders and wounding a police officer, federal authorities said Wednesday. In five indictments unsealed Wednesday, federal authorities laid out the alleged operation of La Gran Familia, an intricate and well-financed umbrella group for four gangs. The parent organization, authorities claim, is financed by the gangs' robberies, drug dealing and car thefts and used violence to enforce its territory, which... The Atlanta Journal-Constitution https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/801356/posts#comment Thu, 5 Dec 2002 16:40:05 GMT