25 MS-13 Gang Members Arrested in California

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25 MS-13 gang members arrested in California

Members of several law enforcement agencies arrested 25 members of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang in Fresno County, California on Friday.

According to California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, the arrest resulted from a multi-agency operation called Blue Inferno. This operation has already resulted in the arrests of multiple individuals, not just in California, but also in other states.

Prior to the arrest of the 25 MS-13 gang members, federal, state and local law enforcement conducted a months-long investigation into the 14 murders that happened in Mendota.

Operation Blue Inferno Prevented Violent Crimes across the U.S. and Overseas

Investigators believed that the crimes were related to MS-13. During the investigation, they found evidence of broad criminal activity including murder, assault, firearm possession and drug trafficking.

The investigators helped solve several homicides and prevented violent crimes across the United States and overseas using the intelligence they obtained in the investigation.