USA Today
It is a "story at 11" scene likely to repeat itself more and more in coming years — the videotaped "perp walk" of gang members seized, not by local police, but by the recently formed US Department of Homeland Security. Coming soon to a gang-infested metropolis near you — as it did this week to six American cities — will be "Operation Community Shield."
By most accounts, the nationwide raid of 103 members of the international gang Mara Salvatrucha on March 14 has at least put a small dent in a criminal organization that authorities think represents a growing menace in cities across the country. Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, has quickly moved to the top of federal officials' worry list because of its broad international roots; reputation for brutality; and a focus on cross-border trafficking in guns, drugs, and humans.
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