American Patrol Reports from Lou Dobbs
Casey Wian: Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested nine alleged members of Los Angeles's Barrio Evil 13 Street Gang Thursday and seized 48 weapons. The suspects face charges of drug and weapons trafficking. Authorities say one told an undercover agent, he was a hit man for a Mexican drug cartel.
Kevin Kozak, Deputy Special Agent In Charge, ICE: We've had numerous investigations not just in Los Angeles but throughout the southwest United States where we have identified representatives to cartels who have been specifically sent to the United States to commit homicides.
Wian: Agents say the suspect claimed he committed a hit early this month and has six contracts outstanding. They have not been able to confirm his story but evidence includes four seized weapons with silencers used specifically for contract killings. Gangs with high-powered weapons are a growing problem for local law enforcement. [...]
Wian: Suspects are charged with murder, weapons trafficking and drug dealing in a 222-page indictment that says they bragged about their alleged crimes on the Internet.
American Patrol Report note: How long before California prisons house mostly Mexican gangsters?
