Catastrophically, there are so many dangerous gangs, cartels, and terrorist groups in our society today that it is hard to narrow down which group is the most dangerous. Despondently, they all play a part in terrorizing our nation. Furthermore, the association amongst drug trafficking activity, violent crimes, and gang affiliation are highly documented. Moreover, gang members that sell drugs are considerably more violent than those that do not sell drugs (Levinthal, 2012). However, if I were to choose one, I would pick the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) street gang. Mara Salvatrucha was formed in the 1980’s in Los Angeles by Salvadoran immigrant youth and is one of the largest street gangs in the United States and northern Central America. Furthermore, a
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Unfortunately, the MS-13 gang has developed a reputation for extreme brutality and ostensibly has transformed into a fast-expanding, transnationally organized crime network. Additionally, the FBI warned that the MS-13 gang has evolved from an alliance of loosely structured cells into a unified and sophisticated organization that is engaged in retail drug trafficking, rape, murder, blackmail, auto theft, human smuggling, robbery, and international terrorism. Subsequently, in 2004, the FBI, who was concerned by both the ferociousness and the geographical expansion of the Mara Salvatrucha gang, that they declared the organization the top priority of its criminal enterprise branch and additionally, created a National Gang Task Force designed specifically to disassemble the group (Wolf, 2012). While this is just one gang their notoriety is overwhelming and the continual growth is terrifying. Nonetheless, there are so many different gangs, cartels, and terrorists in our society and none of them are
Unfortunately, the MS-13 gang has developed a reputation for extreme brutality and ostensibly has transformed into a fast-expanding, transnationally organized crime network. Additionally, the FBI warned that the MS-13 gang has evolved from an alliance of loosely structured cells into a unified and sophisticated organization that is engaged in retail drug trafficking, rape, murder, blackmail, auto theft, human smuggling, robbery, and international terrorism. Subsequently, in 2004, the FBI, who was concerned by both the ferociousness and the geographical expansion of the Mara Salvatrucha gang, that they declared the organization the top priority of its criminal enterprise branch and additionally, created a National Gang Task Force designed specifically to disassemble the group (Wolf, 2012). While this is just one gang their notoriety is overwhelming and the continual growth is terrifying. Nonetheless, there are so many different gangs, cartels, and terrorists in our society and none of them are