Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Dozens of alleged Mexican Mafia members arrested in O.C. raid

The L.A. Times reports:
Dozens of alleged Orange County gang members were arrested Wednesday as federal and state prosecutors charged 99 people with ties to the Mexican Mafia prison gang for crimes ranging from narcotics to conspiracy to commit murder.

In predawn raids, more than 500 federal and local law enforcement officers served search warrants, climaxing a 32-month probe that focused on Mexican Mafia and Costa Mesa’s Forming Kaos gang.