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'''Mara Salvatrucha''', also known as '''MS-13''', is a street [[gang]] that originated in [[El Salvador]] and is now an internationally spread gang. According to private assessments of [[Los Angelas]] police officers, MS 13 has up to 50,000 members worldwide of whom at least 10,000 are in the Los Angelas area.</ref>https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2021/02/24/california-collapsing/</ref>  It has a large presence in several other states of the [[United States of America|United States]], including [[Texas]] and [[New York]] and throughout [[Central America]].<ref>O'Reilly, Andrew (October 24, 2017) [https://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/10/24/ms-13-spreading-across-us-as-ag-sessions-vows-to-take-down-gang.html MS-13 spreading across US as AG Sessions vows to take down gang]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved October 24, 2017.</ref> It is the fastest-growing gang in the world, along with its rival, the 18th Street gang. Members are easily recognizable by their elaborate Gothic-style [[tattoo]]s.

'''Mara Salvatrucha''', also known as '''MS-13''', is a street [[gang]] that originated in [[El Salvador]] and is now an internationally spread gang. According to private assessments of [[Los Angeles]] police officers, MS 13 has up to 50,000 members worldwide of whom at least 10,000 are in the Los Angelas area.<ref>https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2021/02/24/california-collapsing/</ref>  It has a large presence in several other states of the [[United States of America|United States]], including [[Texas]] and [[New York]] and throughout [[Central America]].<ref>O'Reilly, Andrew (October 24, 2017) [https://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/10/24/ms-13-spreading-across-us-as-ag-sessions-vows-to-take-down-gang.html MS-13 spreading across US as AG Sessions vows to take down gang]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved October 24, 2017.</ref> It is the fastest-growing gang in the world, along with its rival, the 18th Street gang. Members are easily recognizable by their elaborate Gothic-style [[tattoo]]s.

MS-13 originated during the Salvadorian civil war of the 1980s, and their motto is "mata, viola, controla", which translates to rape, kill, and control.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-buzz/post/ms-13-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-mara-salvatrucha-street-gang/2011/11/14/gIQAqituKN_blog.html MS-13: What you need to know about the Mara Salvatrucha street gang]</ref>

MS-13 originated during the Salvadorian civil war of the 1980s, and their motto is "mata, viola, controla", which translates to rape, kill, and control.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-buzz/post/ms-13-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-mara-salvatrucha-street-gang/2011/11/14/gIQAqituKN_blog.html MS-13: What you need to know about the Mara Salvatrucha street gang]</ref>

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