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Operation Gangsta's Paradise in Southern California Leads To Arrest of More Than 40 Mexican Mafia Members

During the April 23 raids, authorities seized four kilograms of fentanyl, 54.4 kilograms of methamphetamine, 0.9 kilogram of heroin, three kilograms of cocaine, 25 firearms and more than $30,000 in cash.

Latin Times

Feds arrest over two dozen Mexican Mafia members in massive drug bust

Over two dozen members of the Mexican Mafia were arrested on Thursday in an operation by the FBI and local authorities across Southern California, federal authorities said.

The Independent UK

19 Mexican Mafia associates charged over plot to kill ‘well-known rapper’

Joshua Euan, 37, remains a fugitive and is being sought by law enforcement

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George Floyd’s murderer Derek Chauvin moved to new prison after jailhouse stabbing

Former Mexican Mafia gang member is charged with stabbing Chauvin 22 times behind bars

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High-profile attacks on Derek Chauvin and Larry Nassar put spotlight on violence in federal prisons

Recent assaults on two notorious, high-profile federal prisoners have renewed concerns about whether the federal Bureau of Prisons is capable of keeping people in its custody safe

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Inmate who stabbed Derek Chauvin 22 times is charged with attempted murder

John Turscak stabbed Chauvin 22 times at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson and said he would've killed Chauvin had correctional officers not responded so quickly, federal prosecutors say.

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Mexican Mafia member who ran LA county jail rackets is killed in prison

LOS ANGELES — Michael Torres, a Mexican Mafia member who oversaw gangs in the San Fernando Valley and controlled drug and extortion rackets in Los Angeles County jails, was stabbed to death in prison Thursday, authorities said.

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'If you eat a butterfly, you become a butterfly': Hearing reveals details of Mexican Mafia killing

LOS ANGELES — They looked like just another couple getting on in age, walking along a suburban street in the last hours of daylight.

Los Angeles Times

6 people accused of taking orders from Mexican Mafia face kidnapping, gun and drug charges in San Diego

SAN DIEGO — A three-month investigation in southeastern San Diego resulted in charges against five men and a woman who authorities say planned violent crimes, sold drugs and stored guns in a house at the direction of the Mexican Mafia prison gang, officials announced Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

Federal judge denies Mongols motorcycle club’s request for new trial

SANTA ANA, Calif. — A federal judge has denied a request for a new trial by the notorious Mongols Motorcycle Club, despite claims by the outlaw organization that its former president was a secret government informant who worked against the group during its ongoing legal battle with the government.

The Orange County Register

California board OKs parole of ex-Mexican Mafia killer

California parole officials have approved releasing a notorious former Mexican Mafia prison gang leader who has been cooperating with law enforcement for nearly 20 years

The Independent UK

US prosecutors indict Mexican Mafia leadership in California

Federal prosecutors have announced a sweeping racketeering case against the leaders of the Mexican Mafia that controlled Latino street gangs in Orange County, California

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