"Essayli described the Mexican Mafia as the 'largest and most powerful gang that operates from inside state prisons.' The indictments involve drug distribution, assaults and a murder."
"Robert Rodriguez, the police chief for the city of Santa Ana, stated that the operation involved the OC gang task force and was part of 'a complex two-year investigation involving organized crime here in our city and other cities in the county.'"
The FBI, in collaboration with local authorities, arrested at least two dozen members of the Mexican Mafia in Orange County. This operation involved executing arrest and search warrants across Southern California, resulting in 47 indictments. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli described the Mexican Mafia as the largest gang operating from state prisons, with charges including drug distribution, assaults, and murder. The operation was part of a two-year investigation into organized crime in the region, involving the OC gang task force.
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