Mara (gang) - Wikipedia
A mara (or marabunta) is a form of gang originating in the United States, which spread to Central American countries such as El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. [1]
MS-13 - Wikipedia
Mara Salvatrucha, commonly known as MS-13, is an international criminal gang that originated in Los Angeles, California, in the 1980s.Originally, the gang was set up to protect Salvadoran immigrants from other gangs in the Los Angeles area. Over time, the gang grew into a more traditional criminal organization. MS-13 has a longtime rivalry with the 18th Street gang.
Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) | Britannica
6 天之前 · Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), international gang involved in drug and human smuggling, prostitution, murder, and extortion, among other illegal activities. It was founded in Los Angeles in the 1980s by immigrants from El Salvador and later spread throughout the United States, Central America, and Canada, gaining a reputation for extreme violence.
Three MS-13 gang members plead guilty to killing 9 in New
3 天之前 · MS-13 gang member Jairo Saenz pleads guilty to 7 Long ... MS-13 is also known as Mara Salvatrucha and is believed to have been founded as a neighborhood street gang in Los Angeles in the mid-1980s ...
MS-13, which is short for La Mara Salvatrucha, is a gang composed primarily of immigrants or descendants of immigrants from El Salvador. In the United States, MS-13 has been functioning since at least the 1980s. The name “Mara Salvatrucha” is a combination of several slang terms. The word “Mara” is the term used in El Salvador for “gang.”
Who Are the Maras, the Gangs that El Salvador and Honduras Are …
2022年12月12日 · To cope with the hostile environment of the streets, many of the diaspora joined Chicano gangs and then formed their own groups, the best known being the Mara Salvatrucha (also referred to as MS-13), and the Mara Barrio-18 (18th Street Gang), in reference to the street where they were from.
3 members of MS-13 gang plead guilty to killings in NYC suburbs
3 天之前 · Prosecutors say the three admitted to committing the killings to boost their status in the gang and to further its mission. MS-13 is also known as Mara Salvatrucha and is believed to have been founded as a neighborhood street gang in Los Angeles in the mid-1980s by people fleeing civil war in El Salvador. “These defendants carried out vicious and senseless violence to instill …
The MS13 - InSight Crime
2018年2月16日 · The Mara Salvatrucha (MS13) is one of the world’s largest and arguably most violent street gangs. After relatively humble beginnings in Los Angeles in the 1980s, it has spread to more than a half-dozen countries and become a …
Federal grand jury indicts 23 MS-13 members and associates for …
November 14, 2023 — Federal and local law enforcement officials this morning announced the unsealing of a federal grand jury indictment charging 23 members and associates of the Mara Salvatrucha-13 (MS-13) transnational street gang who allegedly trafficked pound quantities of methamphetamine and illegally possessed ammunition found in a ...
El Salvador: Chiefs and Members of MS-13 Gang Sentenced in …
(Dec. 19, 2019) On December 12, 2019, an anti-mafia tribunal in El Salvador imposed sentences of up to 60 years in prison on nearly 400 chiefs and members of the MS-13 gang (Mara Salvatrucha) for their involvement in multiple crimes, including terrorism, homicide, drug trafficking, money laundering, and drug and firearms smuggling.