Although a new tool in the federal government’s fight against the violent gang MS-13 may help curb the growing problem in Maryland, local officials say state laws aren’t so effective.
In October MS-13, a gang with a strong presence in Maryland, was the first criminal street gang to be named a transnational criminal organization by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
This designation allows the government to seize the gang’s assets and freeze property, and it provides that anyone who does business with the gang can be sanctioned and face federal prosecution.
“It means they can’t utilize financial institutions,” said Nicole Navas, spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security, which works to combat gang crime. “It’s really a blow to their ability to operate globally.”
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If you are a soldier in MS-13 and get busted, but you are going to school under the Dream Act or at least ACTING like it, do you get deported or do the taxpayers have to give you a bigger truck for your cocaine shipments? I don't know what the law says about that, but I'm going with a Ford 350, extended cab, with fuel injection V-8 and a new drivers' license. Welcome to America, amigo.
ReplyDelete"In Maryland, MS-13 activity has been reported in 13 of 23 counties and Baltimore City, with the strongest presence in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, said Maryland State Police spokeswoman Elena Russo. And people with ties to gangs are not uncommon in Anne Arundel County".
ReplyDeleteGang crime has gone up in Montgomery County. The first half of 2012, compared to 2011, has seen 165 gang-related crimes, as opposed to 159.
So the government of Montgomery county and MD are aiding and abeting these thugs