Thread: TX: 80 Gang Members Arrested in Southeast Texas

** NOTE -- This is not the same as the other Texas story that mentions 81. That operation took place in North Texas **


80 suspected gang members busted in federal sweep through Southeast Texas

06:04 PM CDT on Tuesday, June 30, 2009

By Michelle Homer / khou.com

HOUSTON — Federal agents arrested dozens of suspected street gang members, gang associates and immigration status violators during a five-day sweep through Houston, Beaumont and Corpus Christi.

U.S. Immigration and Customs agents busted a total of 116 suspects, including 80 identified as gang members.

The gang members are linked to at least 14 street gangs, including: Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), Surenos Trece, Aryan Brotherhood, Latin Kings, La Raza13, Black Disciples, Houstone, Tango Blast, Bloods and Crips to name a fewl, according to federal investigators.

The arrests were part of an ongoing initiative called Operation Community Shield.

Since Operation Community Shield began in February 2005, ICE agents nationwide have arrested more than 13,000 gang members and gang associates linked to more than 900 different gangs. More than 150 of those arrested were gang leaders.

“ICE uses all of the available law enforcement tools to dismantle violent street gangs,â€

The gang members are linked to at least 14 street gangs, including: Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), Surenos Trece, Aryan Brotherhood, Latin Kings, La Raza13, Black Disciples, Houstone, Tango Blast, Bloods and Crips to name a fewl, according to federal investigators.






Oopsy......so much for claims of racial profiling this time

That's what can truly be called a "cross section of diverse cultures"

Gang, Illegals Sting
Nets 116 Arrests
Updated: Tuesday, 30 Jun 2009, 4:16 PM CDT
Published : Tuesday, 30 Jun 2009, 4:16 PM CDT

MENA EL-SHARKAWI
HOUSTON - A five-day crackdown on gang activity and illegal statuses led to the arrest of more than 100 suspects, officials said.

Officials arrested 116 suspected of being gang members, gang associates, and immigration status violators in the cities of Houston, Corpus Christi and Beaumont, according to a Department of Homeland Security statement.

Eighty of those arrested allegedly have gang affiliations; 60 are being charged with criminal violations; and 13 cases are being referred to the US Attorneys Office for re-entry after deportation, according to the statement. The rest were arrested on charges of administrative immigration violations and will be placed in deportation proceedings.

The arrests were part of an ongoing cross-agency initiative called Operation Community Shield, which targets transnational street gangs.

According to the statement, among those arrested were: a 38-year-old member of the 18th Street gang with convictions for manufacturing controlled substances, unlawfully carrying a weapon, theft, forgery and receiving stolen property; a 31-year-old member of the Black Gangsta Disciples with convictions for possessing a controlled substance and carrying a concealed weapon; and a 27-year-old member of MS-13 with two convictions for vehicle burglary, theft, inhaling and ingesting a volatile chemical and possession of a controlled substance

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Originally Posted by azwreath

The gang members are linked to at least 14 street gangs, including: Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), Surenos Trece, Aryan Brotherhood, Latin Kings, La Raza13, Black Disciples, Houstone, Tango Blast, Bloods and Crips to name a fewl, according to federal investigators.

Oopsy......so much for claims of racial profiling this time

That's what can truly be called a "cross section of diverse cultures"

It's definitely Racist because they didn't bust any white gang bangers.

Originally Posted by Ratbstard

Originally Posted by azwreath

The gang members are linked to at least 14 street gangs, including: Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), Surenos Trece, Aryan Brotherhood, Latin Kings, La Raza13, Black Disciples, Houstone, Tango Blast, Bloods and Crips to name a fewl, according to federal investigators.

Oopsy......so much for claims of racial profiling this time

That's what can truly be called a "cross section of diverse cultures"

It's definitely Racist because they didn't bust any white gang bangers.

Yes they did:

Aryan Brotherhood


Doesn't get much "whiter" than those morons, now does it?

Originally Posted by azwreath

Yes they did:

Aryan Brotherhood


Doesn't get much "whiter" than those morons, now does it?

Oops, I missed that.