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California - Police deal a harsh low to Mexican mafia in Los Angeles
More than 300 law enforcement personnel swept an area east of Los Angeles in an operation targeting two Latino gangs that resulted in 52 arrests and the seizure of drugs with a street value of $1.6 million, California's Attorney General's Office said in a statement.
Police seized 67 firearms, including assault rifles and semi-automatic weapons, as well as $100,000 in cash and quantities of methamphetamines, cocaine and marijuana, in Thursday's raids in Riverside County.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, or CDCR, assisted with the investigations and seizures inside the state prison system, where some of the criminal organizations continue their illegal activities. "A strong blow has been dealt to the Mexican Mafia that's constantly working to extend their criminal enterprise in this region," Derrick Marion, the chief of the CDCR's Office of Correctional Safety, said.
Massachusetts - More than 60 people charged in gang crackdown
BOSTON - More than 400 law enforcement officers carried out a flurry of predawn raids in the Boston area Thursday morning, rousing suspected gang members from their sleep in the culmination of a 14-month investigation into drugs and firearms trafficking. Federal and state prosecutors announced charges against 66 people in the far-reaching probe, which targeted members of four street gangs whose operations stretched from Lynn to Brockton.
Utah - 2 arrested in connection to Friday gang shooting in Ogden
OGDEN - Police have arrested two men in connection to a shooting that took place Friday in Ogden. Emanuel Carranza, 27, and Justin Martinez, 28, were arrested and booked in connection to a shooting that took place near 29th Street and Porter Avenue and ended with SWAT action, according to a statement from the Ogden City Police Department on Facebook. At about 5:42 p.m. Friday, June 10, Ogden police responded to a report of shots fired in the area. Investigators confirmed the shooting was between members of rival gangs, a Friday statement said.
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Nova Scotia - Police keeping eye on bike gangs in Nova Scotia
There are seven chapters of Gate Keepers in Nova Scotia and several other official motorcycle clubs, says RCMP Cpl. Mike Kerr of the combined forces special enforcement unit. He estimates there are about 50 members of the Gate Keepers and their associated clubs.
RCMP say there are Gate Keepers chapters in the following areas — Annapolis Royal, Kings County, Pictou County, South Shore, Eastern Shore, Cape Breton and Halifax.
England - Essex's new police and crime commissioner talks gangs
ESSEX'S new police and crime commissioner has come face-to-face with residents at the first public meeting since his election. The Tory commissioner, who was elected in May, faced tough questions from about 20 people who attended the meeting at the Beehive Centre, in Grays. At the meeting, Chief Inspector Leigh Norris said the "first-ever" recorded incident of London gang-related violence had taken place in Thurrock last month. A specialist unit, focused at tackling drug gang issues in Basildon and Southend, was set up earlier this year.
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