Gangs

It's "possible" the group took inspiration from the Wagner Group, a member of a page dedicated to PMC Redan on VKontakte, told Newsweek.

The point of Bukele's crackdown is clear: Join a gang, go to prison.

Critics slammed the Colorado Republican for backing the prison, with one detractor tweeting, "Evidently, this is what the GOP wants in America."

Mariana Van Zeller has spent her career investigating war zones, underground markets and trafficking networks.

Putting our lives in danger didn't matter. We felt like we had nothing to lose, nothing to live for.

The sweeping gang indictment includes charges of murder, home invasion, kidnapping, burglary, aggravated assault, terroristic threats, and false imprisonment.

Hundreds of Mexican troops were reportedly sent to Ciudad Juarez on Friday due to violence that may be linked to events in Tijuana.

Police say it's the biggest bust Mexico City has ever seen.

Jamala Taylor, 50, spent 31 years behind bars—but an unlikely pastime led to both his unexpected freedom and his extraordinary transformation.

The hip-hop star has been charged with two counts: participation in street gang activity and conspiring to violate the RICO Act.

A gang of armed and masked thieves reportedly made off with $140,000 in luxury goods before fleeing from the store in Kenwood, Ohio.

British businessman Chris Cleave was shot dead while driving with his teenage daughter near Playa del Carmen on Saturday.

The former president, who was arrested for drug trafficking charges on Tuesday, oversaw a government that has been called a "narco-dictatorship."

Federal prison officials are worried that the killings, which involved the MS-13 street gang, could inspire violence at other facilities.

Assistant State's Attorney James Murphy said one suspect had been on juvenile probation after pleading guilty to carjackings and possession of a stolen vehicle.

"These are sociopathic killers that have to be sequestered from society," said one official after the attack.

The governor of Morelos said the 2018 picture of him with three gang members is just an example of a famous former soccer player taking pictures with fans.

"Our investigations were what led to the government dissolving the anti-corruption body," prosecutor German Arriaza said.

Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, and Drake performed at the "Free Larry Hoover" benefit concert held for the founder of the notorious Chicago street gang.

The group arrived by boat in front of resorts in Cancun on Mexico's Caribbean coast in an apparent fight between warring drug gangs.

The LAPD has linked the untraceable weapons to "24 killings, eight attempted homicides and dozens of assaults and armed robberies" over the last two years.

The money was smuggled into Mexico through ports of entry in Southern California using vehicles equipped with hidden compartments.

The suspected gang-related shooting resulted in one injury to a person "escaping the gunfire through a window."

Charlie Cox talks about playing a Dublin gangster fresh out of prison in crime drama "Kin"—his first TV role since "Daredevil" on Netflix.

Most of my personal transformation happened when I was working in a trauma unit. I was reminded that I had been involved in hurting people. I could have been one of those people or I could have been someone who caused a person to be in hospital.

Kidnappers have contacted the families of both doctors, but there is no information on ransom demands.

The U.N. called Haiti's southern peninsula a "hot spot for gang-related violence" where humanitarian workers have been repeatedly attacked.

"We will charge gang members who try to exploit our children in order to further their criminal enterprise," said Attorney General Chris Carr.

The arrests were made by U.S Marshals as part of "Operation Triple Beam," U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Raj Parekh said.

Jimmy Cherizier, a former police officer and leader of the nine gang coalition "G9" spoke to an assembled crowd demanding justice for Moise's death.