Posted on June 13, 2008 by Anthony Lake

ICE Cracking Down on "Loco" Local Latino Gangs

    Georgia is home to a large Hispanic population. Unfortunately, various Latino gangs also consider Georgia to be part of their turf, including gangs such as "Mara Salvatrucha,"  or "MS-13," "Norteno," the "West Side Locos" and the "Vatos Locos."  Mexicans, Guatemalans, Hondurans and Salvadorans all have gangs within the state.
    According to the Atlanta Journal and Constitution, the U.S. Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) concluded a nationwide operation, operation "Community Shield," involving federal, state and local authorities, last Saturday. Community Shield has rounded up a total of 8,900 Latino gang members from more than 700 gangs since 2005. 122 gang members were arrested in Georgia, including in metro Atlanta, Savannah, Albany and Dalton.

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