The Washington Times
Street gangs, particularly MS-13, have become organized criminal enterprises in Central America and threaten to establish similar operations in this country, federal law-enforcement officials said yesterday.
"MS-13 has a very well-entrenched, very well-disciplined clique structure in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras ... organized along certain sections for homicide, robbery, kidnapping, extortion, all reporting to the 'ranflero,' or the leader," said Robert Clifford, director of the FBI's MS-13 National Gang Task Force.
Posted by katie at August 18, 2005