38 gang members arrested in sweep
Federal and local authorities arrested 38 gang members and confiscated dozens of weapons in South Los Angeles this week, the culmination of two investigations into increased violence in the Baldwin Village neighborhood early this year, officials said.
The arrests of members of the Black P-Stone Bloods and Rollin’ 20s Crips occurred in early-morning raids Wednesday and Thursday, said John Torres, special agent with the federal Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The gang members were booked on a variety of narcotics and firearms charges.
The 119 weapons confiscated by authorities included AK-47s, Tec-9s and Uzis. City Atty. Rocky Delgadillo said some of the firearms were bought in Arizona and wound up in the hands of gang members two days later.
The investigations also involved the Los Angeles Police Department, the city attorney’s office, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office and U.S. attorney’s office.
-- Sam Quinones
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