DOZENS ARRESTED IN BIKER SWEEP.Byline: Jason Kandel Staff Writer Culminating a 2 1/2-year investigation, federal agents and sheriff's deputies swept through the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. area Friday, arresting at least 29 members of the Mongols motorcycle gang. Agents made arrests for possession of machine guns, cocaine and methamphetamine, as well as vehicle theft and other crimes, officials said. ``An undercover agent infiltrated the gang 2 1/2 years ago,'' said Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms This is an extensive list of small arms — pistol, machine gun, grenade launcher, anti-tank rifle — that includes variants. : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A
About 6 a.m. Friday, sheriff's special enforcement bureau personnel and an ATF ATF Molecular virology Activating transcription factor A cellular protein that stimulates transcription of adenovirus E4 transcription unit, which acts early in infection at any of several 'enhancer' binding sites Special Response Team, armed with rifles and shotguns, converged on homes in Sunland, Tujunga and North Hollywood, where several men were arrested. ``None of these cases have gone to court yet. Things are happening as we speak,'' D'Angelo said. ATF Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Field Division Director Donald Kincaid said undercover agents bought firearms, drugs and stolen motorcycles from gang members and developed evidence on other crimes, including homicide, extortion extortion, in law, unlawful demanding or receiving by an officer, in his official capacity, of any property or money not legally due to him. Examples include requesting and accepting fees in excess of those allowed to him by statute or arresting a person and, with and arson. Kincaid said 58 search warrants were served in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, , with 10 more served in Georgia and Oklahoma, where the gang also has chapters. Across the county, agents went to homes in Temple City, Azusa, Alhambra and Rosemead, among other cities. More than 700 federal agents and Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies were involved in the sweep. More arrests are expected. City News Service contributed to this report. |
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