Mara Salvatrucha, commonly known as MS-13, is an international criminal gang and terrorist organization [17] 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.

4 days ago · 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.

4 days ago · Federal authorities arrested Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos – a 24-year-old alleged leader of MS-13, the Mara Salvatrucha gang – on a gun charge early Thursday morning in northern Virginia, the ...

Apr 19, 2017 · The MS stands for Mara Salvatrucha, said to be a combination of Mara, meaning gang, Salva, for Salvador, and trucha, which translates roughly into street smarts. The 13 represents the position of...

4 days ago · WASHINGTON — Federal authorities arrested a leader of the violent Mara Salvatrucha gang in Virginia on Thursday, Trump administration officials said. The FBI, along with state and local ...

4 days ago · Según los oficiales, el sospechoso era uno de los tres principales líderes de la Mara Salvatrucha, conocido como MS-13 en el país y que pronto será enviado de regreso a su país natal, El Salvador. El arresto se produjo gracias a un grupo de trabajo integrado por fuerzas del orden federales, estatales y locales.

4 days ago · Autoridades federales reportaron el arresto este jueves de uno de los principales líderes de la banda criminal de origen salvadoreño Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) en un operativo en Virginia.

Jan 17, 2025 · Earlier today and on January 16, 2025, in federal court in Central Islip, three members of the violent transnational criminal organization La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as the MS-13, pleaded guilty to multiple crimes, including nine murders committed on Long Island and elsewhere between 2016 and 2017.

4 days ago · EU detiene a supuesto líder de la Mara Salvatrucha en la costa este; fiscal y jefe del FBI participan en operativo de captura Por el momento no se ha revelado la identidad del detenido

Nov 14, 2023 · LOS ANGELES — 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 "ghost gun."