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LA street gang operates underground bars
Saturday, July 25, 2009
(07-25) 09:46 PDT Los Angeles, CA (AP) --
Authorities say raids at illegal after-hours bars and nightclubs in Los Angeles have led to the arrests of 34 gang members on local and federal charges.
The Los Angeles Police Department and federal agents say the 18th Street gang operated the underground establishments, using them as bases for various criminal enterprises. LAPD Deputy Chief Kirk Albanese says the locations have been connected to homicides, shootings and drug trafficking.
The arrests are the culmination of an 18-month probe into so-called casitas concealed at homes and shuttered stores in South Los Angeles.
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