Dozens of Mexican mafia members arrested in California crackdown
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Dozens of Mexican mafia members were arrested in a California crackdown on organized crime.
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Federal authorities arrested more than two dozen members and associates of the Mexican mafia during an early morning crackdown in southern California on Thursday. Prosecutors indicted 43 people on charges including murder, kidnapping, extortion, and drug trafficking. The arrests stemmed from a large-scale operation led by the FBI and other federal and local agencies. Search and arrest warrants were executed primarily in Orange County, south of Los Angeles. This action targets a significant criminal organization involved in various illicit activities.
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Federal authorities arrested more than two dozen members and associates of the Mexican mafia in southern California.
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