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Federal prosecutors say the gang known as “Los Baja Deo” for
years trafficked fentanyl, cocaine and other illegal drugs from
the west coast city of Mayagüez, generating nearly $50 million
in proceeds. The group is also responsible for shootings,
killings, kidnappings and assaults and the distribution of at
least 340 kilograms of fentanyl or fentanyl-laced narcotics,
Blanche said.
"Our Homeland Security Task Forces around the country are
unified and they’re unified to end the presence of criminal
cartels, foreign gangs and transnational criminal organizations
around the United States,” the newly confirmed attorney general
told reporters from the U.S. attorney's office in San Juan.
Blanche's presence in the U.S. Caribbean territory for the
announcement underscores the Trump administration's efforts to
put a spotlight on its work tackling cartels and gangs that fuel
drug trafficking and violence in communities across the U.S. The
Trump administration has dramatically reshaped the Justice
Department to make tackling illegal immigration and violent
crime a top priority.
“These 81 violent gang members will now face justice and so will
any other that try to take their place,” said Héctor
Ramírez-Carbó, the acting U.S. attorney for Puerto Rico. “Today,
the families of Mayagüez can peacefully enjoy what their
communities have to offer without fear of harm.”
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