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.

8 hours ago · The MS-13 leader has ordered the murders of rival gang members and drug competitors in Honduras, including fellow gang members he felt were disloyal. Campbell, a Honduran man who is also known as ...

1 day ago · The “13” refers to the gang’s loyalty to the Mexican Mafia, also known as “La Eme”, a reference to the letter “M” in Spanish, which is the 13th letter of the alphabet. The gang's early members imported the discipline and ruthlessness of …

2 days ago · MS-13 members were responsible for brutal gang wars, murder, prostitution, drug smuggling, human trafficking, and illegal transport of aliens across the United States–Mexico border. The gang also sought alliances with other organized crime …

Apr 19, 2017 · A string of brutal murders in the US has thrown a national spotlight on MS-13, a street gang that was born in LA but has roots in El Salvador.

6 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday granted the Justice Department’s request to dismiss the criminal case against the alleged MS-13 gang East Coast leader whom prosecutors say they now intend to deport just weeks after top government officials celebrated his arrest outside of Washington.. Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos ' lawyer in an usual request urged the judge not to immediately ...

Mar 27, 2025 · Federal officials said they captured a top national leader of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang in Virginia, a criminal group President Donald Trump designated as a terrorist organization.

Mar 27, 2025 · MS-13 gang, or Mara Salvatrucha, was one of eight Latin American criminal organizations declared foreign terrorist organizations by the Trump administration last month.

Jan 20, 2025 · The Mara Salvatrucha, better known as MS-13, is one of the most notorious and dangerous criminal gangs operating across the United States and Latin America. Known for their brutal violence, transnational reach, and gang culture, MS-13 has become a symbol of organised crime's global impact, particularly in the Americas.

Jan 30, 2025 · On Sept. 17, 2020, Alas Candray and others devised a plan to lure a young woman, identified as I.J.P.G., to Colts Neck Road in Reston under false pretenses and kill her because they believed she was associated with a rival gang and …