Two members of the MS-13 gang based in Santa Cruz were sentenced Monday to over 20 years in prison for racketeering, planning to murder, and other crimes, according to federal prosecutors.

Mara Salvatrucha 13, or MS-13, is a violent transnational gang that originated in Los Angeles, and has since gained a grip on much of Central America.

“MS-13 callously used murder in an attempt to exert control over territory for their ruthless gang operations. … This type of extreme and senseless violence will not go unpunished,” said FBI ...

Members of the international street gang MS-13 were arrested and charged as part of a sweeping investigation into the trafficking of large quantities of methamphetamine into Los Angeles. On ...

MS-13 gang members participated in illegal activities under the protection of the enterprise, ... territory, reputation and profits through murder, attempted murder, robbery, ...

The first took place in May when MS-13 members saw a 27-year-old man walking on a Reston footpath considered gang territory. Alas Candray and others killed the victim by jumping him and then ...

One of the top three US leaders of the violent MS-13 gang was arrested by law enforcement agencies in Virginia on Thursday, seen as a big win for the Trump administration. Mara Salvatrucha 13, or ...

RELATED: Senior leader of MS-13 arrested in California after 4 years on the run. ... Separately, Escalante-Torres and others drove into rival gang territory and fired two shots in July 2016, ...

He is accused of being a member of the infamous gang MS-13. (Butler County Jail) Ohio State Rep. and former Cincinnati police officer Cecil Thomas says in his 27 years with CPD, he’s dealt with ...