Mara Salvatrucha

Mara Salvatrucha, also known as (MS-13) is an unfamiliar gang but to many people, but known all too well by the (FBI) Federal Bureau Investigation and other law enforcement agencies. MS-13 is a globalized, organized, but dangerous gang whose membership is continually growing. MS-13 first originated in the 1980’s, but eventually had spread out as far as Central America. The gang is said to have major connections in the countries of El Salvador and Central America excluding Costa Rica and Panama. As more Salvadorians arrived in L.A., they found comfort and familiarity with one another and began to establish part of MS-13. From drug and human trafficking across the border, to murders, kidnappings, prostitution rings and drug dealing within the United States and other countries, MS-13 is a force that is not to be reckoned with. …show more content…
It was said that the only way to get out the gang was to get killed because there is no backing out once you are in. The motto for the gang was “mata, controla, viola” (kill, control, rape). Leaders of the gang recruit members as young as eleven years old. To join the MS-13 gang, one must be “jumped in.” Being jumped in is when you allow a group of people beat on you for thirteen seconds. If a female wants in, she has a choice to let six of the gang members have sex with her all at one time or to be jumped. After being initiated in, the leader will go over the 13 rules of being apart of the gang and you have to commit a