LOS ANGELES (AFP)
Californian officials said Thursday they had busted an ethnic Cambodian street gang, arresting 35 members who used Internet and text messages to plot drive-by shootings and traffic guns and drugs.
"The Loc Town Crips terrorized Stockton neighbourhoods and operated a virtual underground business, using the Internet, text messaging and FedEx to complete their deals," said Attorney General Jerry Brown in a statement.
The gang, which had about 100 members in Stockton, 130 kilometers (80 miles) east of San Francisco, shipped cash, drugs and guns via delivery services such as FedEx, DHL and UPS to other associates and gangs around the country.
The weapons were also used in drive-by shootings against rival gangs, Brown's office said in a statement.
"In the last six months, the gang participated in at least four drive-by shootings in the Stockton area alone," the statement said.
Afterwards, gang members boasted of their exploits on Internet sites such as Myspace, and posted recordings of rap songs detailing their activities.
Wednesday's arrests were a "major take-down" of the Loc Town Crips' key leaders, officials said, and were the biggest this year by California police who are fighting a tough battle against gangs across the state.
The arrests followed a six-month investigation by the attorney general's office, which uncovered a network of widespread violence and drug-dealing including sales of methamphetamines, ecstasy and marijuana all the way across to the east coast.
Police estimate there are nearly 500 Asian street gangs in California, most of them organized by ethnic Vietnamese, Chinese-Vietnamese, Cambodians, Laotians or Hmong.
"The Loc Town Crips terrorized Stockton neighbourhoods and operated a virtual underground business, using the Internet, text messaging and FedEx to complete their deals," said Attorney General Jerry Brown in a statement.
The gang, which had about 100 members in Stockton, 130 kilometers (80 miles) east of San Francisco, shipped cash, drugs and guns via delivery services such as FedEx, DHL and UPS to other associates and gangs around the country.
The weapons were also used in drive-by shootings against rival gangs, Brown's office said in a statement.
"In the last six months, the gang participated in at least four drive-by shootings in the Stockton area alone," the statement said.
Afterwards, gang members boasted of their exploits on Internet sites such as Myspace, and posted recordings of rap songs detailing their activities.
Wednesday's arrests were a "major take-down" of the Loc Town Crips' key leaders, officials said, and were the biggest this year by California police who are fighting a tough battle against gangs across the state.
The arrests followed a six-month investigation by the attorney general's office, which uncovered a network of widespread violence and drug-dealing including sales of methamphetamines, ecstasy and marijuana all the way across to the east coast.
Police estimate there are nearly 500 Asian street gangs in California, most of them organized by ethnic Vietnamese, Chinese-Vietnamese, Cambodians, Laotians or Hmong.
10 comments:
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Everyone already knows Ah Khmer-
Gringoes are all losers.
I'm glad they arrested these fucked up khmer gangs.
I hope they get raped in prison.
Just don't pick the bar soap...
Im happy
Deport them back to where they belong.
Yep, and make sure they don't leave
the slum (Long Beach) ever again.
Welcome home brothers,
We are all waiting for you to get deported back to your beloved homeland. Prey Sar welcomes you with its open arms...
There will be more rap songs for you sing along...
Whoever break the law in U.S,should return them to their homeland for non-citizenship. they should never come back to U.S.and visit their relative at all.
Its okay Mr.Anonymous, we all know your scared of these monsters that took away your girlfriend. Your that one guy who wishes he can be a thug himself but in reality you look like a scrawny cambodian guy, just like the ones from the country.
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