The Demographics Of The World's Most Dangerous Gang

National Geographic explores the disconcerting spread of Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, a relatively new and violent Los Angeles-based gang.

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February 10, 2006, 11:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"As newly deported gang members find each other in their home countries, new "chapters" of the gang have popped up from Honduras to Spain. Central American countries in particular have been blindsided by this new American export -- killings in the streets and entire neighborhoods under the control of an MS-13 "clique," as local sub-groups call themselves."

FULL STORY: L.A.'s latest export: gangs

Thursday, February 9, 2006 in The Christian Science Monitor

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