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18th street gang (part.1)

The 18th Street Gang, also known as "Barrio 18", is one of the largest youth gangs in the Western Hemisphere. Like its better-known rival, the Mara Salvatrucha (MS13), Barrio 18 has cells that operate from Central America to Canada, and they have a much larger presence than the MS13 in the United States. With thousands of members spanning hundreds of miles, and interests in various illicit activities, Barrio 18 is one of the biggest criminal threats in the region. However, it is questionable to what extent its different units are coordinated across borders, or even within the same city. The 18th Street gang started near 18th Street and Union Avenue in the Rampart District of Los Angeles. There is conflicting information about the exact area, but this is an area generally accepted by most academic sources and the members themselves. They were originally part of Clanton 14, but wanted to form a separate "clique" called Clanton 18th Street and allow immigrants a chance to join. This proposal was rejected by the Clanton 14, leading to the formation of the 18th Street Gang. The two gangs have been bitter rivals ever since.​ The 18th Street gang grew by expanding its membership to other nationalities and races, it was one of the first multi-racial and multi-ethnic gangs in Los Angeles, due to the fact that the Clanton 14 were usually only Mexicans or children of Mexicans. At first, they were made up mainly of Mexicans. There are approximately 200 separate individual autonomous gangs operating under the same name in separate neighborhoods in the San Fernando Valley, San Gabriel Valley, South Bay, Riverside, East Los Angeles, South Los Angeles, Downtown Los Angeles, Pico Union, Inglewood , Lynwood, South Gate, Huntington Park, Maywood, Long Beach, Orange County and the Westside in Los Angeles, according to the latest figures from the NDIC. In the early 2000s, the FBI launched large-scale raids against known and suspected gang members, generating hundreds of arrests across the country. Its growth in the 21st century, in the USA is not only in California, but in multiple states in the United States, as well as Canada and Mexico, as well as other Spanish-speaking countries such as Spain, showing how it has managed to become a global criminal organization. Although it began as a Mexican gang, the 18 quickly became primarily Central American, as other Latin American gangs had national purity codes but began to recruit more members from other ethnic groups over time the gang became a vast majority of merely immigrants. Central Americans.​ ​ ​ ​ When the Central American gang members were arrested in the United States, they were later deported back to Central America, where the gang lost control in different levels of violence not only in El Salvador, but also in Honduras and Guatemala, becoming one of the most violent gangs in Central America. The 18 changed as they took on gang clothing characteristics moving away from the Chicano aesthetic then became a bitter rival to MS-13 as both gangs wanted first place in Central America. 18th Street members are primarily Salvadoran, Guatemalan and Honduran, but the gang has members from other parts of Central America as well as the Caribbean including Cubans, Dominicans and Puerto Ricans. 18th Street influences have also recently been seen in Belize.​ ​ ​ ​ In El Salvador, a faction called "Revolucionarios" ("Revolutionaries") broke away from Calle 18 in 2005, becoming rivals with the remaining members, who came to be known as part of the "Sureños".​ ​ ​ ​ Most members of Calle 18 operate throughout Southern California, but are also active in other states and internationally. Members from Los Angeles began to migrate to other areas outside of America and began to establish their own cliques. Cliques of the 18 have been identified in 120 cities in 37 states and the District of Columbia in the United States, as well as allegedly in Spain, Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, Lebanon, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador.​ Mara 18 gang members must abide by a strict set of rules. Failing to obey a gang leader's word, or failing to show proper respect to a gang member, can result in an 18-second beating, or even execution for more serious crimes. According to the FBI, some factions of the 18th Street gang have developed a high level of sophistication and organization. Members of the La 18 gang often identify themselves with the number 18 on their clothing and sports gear from sports teams such as the Duke Blue Devils, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Chargers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Lakers and Oakland Raiders; although also in Central American countries they use soccer team uniforms from their respective countries. 18th Street will use the symbols XV3, XVIII, X8, 99 (9 + 9 = 18), and 3 dots in its graffiti and tattoos.