37 Los Angeles Gang Members Charged With Murder, Drugs, Extortion

Published on August 7, 2024

LOS ANGELES—Dozens of alleged members and associates of a South Los Angeles street gang—including 23 defendants arrested on Aug. 6—are facing federal charges including murder, fentanyl trafficking, and extortion, prosecutors announced. Federal grand jury indictments unsealed on Aug. 6 in downtown Los Angeles charge a total of 37 members and associates of the South Los Angeles-based Florencia 13 (F13) street gang, some of whom were already in state or federal custody, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Authorities continue to search for eight defendants, including multiple people currently believed to be fugitives in Mexico. “Through murder, drug trafficking, violent robberies, and other criminal behavior, street gangs bring devastation upon our communities,” U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada said in a statement....

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