An investigation into Mexican Mafia members selling cocaine and methamphetamine in San Bernardino and Redlands culminated Thursday with 88 alleged members being charged and about a third being rounded up during an early morning raid.
Federal prosecutors unsealed an 18-count indictment that details how they believe Janet Hernandez, wife of incarcerated Mexican Mafia shotcaller Salvador Hernandez, controlled drug sales in her husband’s stead.
She is accused of using violence to force local street gangs to pay her “taxes” – a percentage of cash profits from the sale of drugs – for the Mexican Mafia’s protection and permission to sell drugs. Reportedly, the money was then filtered to her husband, who is serving a 10-year prison sentence for his role in a murder-for-hire scheme.
About 200 officers and agents with the FBI, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, District Attorney’s Office and Redlands and San Bernardino police departments set out at 6 a.m. Thursday to serve arrest warrants.
“We were successful beyond what we anticipated,” said sheriff’s Capt. Steve Kovensky.
They arrested 37 people, including Janet Hernandez, 41, of Bloomington, and confiscated seven guns and some meth, authorities said. During the course of the investigation, officials said, $36,000 in cash, more than six pounds of meth, two pounds of cocaine and 12 firearms were seized. Redlands police said they also foiled a slaying and took two rifles that http://www.sbsun.com/news/ci_12689179
What is your thoughts on this part Mexican Mafia members are responsible for “violence and misery that these people inflict on the families of these working communities.”
And Isn’t this acts of terrorists ?
We must track and deport every criminal mafias from our country
I do support President Obama & John McCain in coming together
on the Immigration reform Bill
Instant death penalty. Shoot them where they stand.
keep hunting them down till the end!!!
I’m shocked! Where are those family values?
ive said it before and ill say it again its their culture. its second nature
Pro-illegal supporters claim that they are “just looking for a better life”, “most are hard working, family oriented”.
Sound to me like they are money oriented any way they can get it. to h*ll with the law.
With your research you have to have covered every illegal here, and they still insist the majority are not law breakers. Go figure!