Federal and state authorities in the Los Angeles Harbor area arrested several suspected members of the violent Rancho San Pedro criminal gang in a morning raid Oct. 7, the FBI announced.
Eight of 14 people charged in a federal criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court were taken into custody, along with five defendants who face state charges.
The arrests were the result of a multi-year investigation by the FBI, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
The Rancho San Pedro gang is known to be responsible for various crimes and acts of violence in the harbor area, according to the FBI….