18th street gang documentary full biography

  • The 18th Street Gang, also known as Eighteen St, Barrio 18, Mara 18, or simply 18 in North America, is a multi-ethnic transnational criminal organization.
  • Inside The Gangsters' Code follows ex-mafia street boss Lou Ferrante as he explores different gang cultures, their characters, and their inner working.
  • The filmmakers focus on the compelling men of 18: Slappy, Charlie, Travieso, Duke and their compadres, a baby-faced crew of conflicted souls finding family.

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    18th Street gang

    Transnational criminal gang

    Criminal organization

    18th Street graffiti

    Founded1960s[1]
    Founding locationLos Angeles, California, United States[2]
    Years active1960s–present
    TerritoryUnited States, Mexico, Central America, Canada[3]
    EthnicityMexicans, Salvadorans, Hondurans, Guatemalans, Nicaraguans,Native American, Costa Ricans, Iranian
    Membership (est.)30,000–50,000 members [2]
    ActivitiesDrug trafficking, prostitution, extortion, kidnapping, robbery, assault, homicide, battery[2]
    Allies
    Rivals

    The 18th Street Gang, also known as Eighteen St, Barrio 18, Mara 18, or simply 18 in North America,[1][15][16][17] is a multi-ethnic (largely Central American and Mexican) transnational criminal organization that started as a street gang in Los Angeles. It is one of the largest criminal gangs in Los Angeles

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    The 18th Street

    Inside the Gangsters Code

    • Episode aired Feb 27, 2013
    • 42m

    Lou joins 18th Street gangsters in prison and on the street to learn why their deadly rivalry with the MS-13 is devastating El Salvador; can anyone end their war?Lou joins 18th Street gangsters in prison and on the street to learn why their deadly rivalry with the MS-13 is devastating El Salvador; can anyone end their war?Lou joins 18th Street gangsters in prison and on the street to learn why their deadly rivalry with the MS-13 is devastating El Salvador; can anyone end their war?

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    MS-13

    Transnational criminal gang

    This article is about the criminal gang. For other uses, see MS 13.

    Criminal organization

    Members frequently have identifiable tattoos

    Founded1980s[1]
    Founding locationPico-Union, Los Angeles, California, United States[1]
    Years active1980s–present
    TerritoryEl Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, United States, Canada and Spain[2][3][4]
    EthnicityPrimarily Salvadoran, but also Honduran, Guatemalan and Mexican[5][6]
    Membership (est.)
    ActivitiesDrug trafficking, alien smuggling, weapons trafficking, murder, rape, assault, kidnapping, identification theft, prostitution, robbery, auto theft, extortion, vandalism[6][8][9]
    Allies
    Rivals

    Mara Salvatrucha, commonly known as MS-13, is an international criminal gang and formally designated terrorist organization[17] that originated in