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Suspects Arrested in LA Harbor Raid Believed to be Gang Members Run by Mexican Mafia

The alleged Rancho San Pedro gang members committed robberies and trafficked drugs and guns, the FBI reported.
Suspects Arrested in LA Harbor Raid Believed to be Gang Members Run by Mexican Mafia
A person watches from a tugboat in San Pedro, Calif., on Nov. 30, 2021. Mario Tama/Getty Images
Jill McLaughlin
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Federal and state authorities in the Los Angeles Harbor area arrested several suspected members of the violent Rancho San Pedro criminal gang in a morning raid Oct. 7, the FBI announced.

Eight of 14 people charged in a federal criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court were taken into custody, along with five defendants who face state charges.

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