Jose Lopez-Buelna, aka "Miguel," 51, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and Erik Dushawn Webster, 47, was sentenced to 25 years

Jose Lopez-Buelna, aka "Miguel," 51, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and Erik Dushawn Webster, 47, was sentenced to 25 years by U.S. District Judge Gloria Navarro.They were also sentenced to five years of supervised release.Lopez-Buelna pleaded guilty on Feb. 16, 2011, to conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more cocaine, conspiracy to launder money and two counts of money laundering.Webster was convicted by a federal jury on Feb. 18 of...

Two alleged associates of the Hells Angels have been charged after a police officer was put in a headlock and punched several times

Two alleged associates of the Hells Angels have been charged after a police officer was put in a headlock and punched several times in front of a Kelowna nightclub Tuesday.Shortly after 2 a.m. two uniformed Kelowna RCMP members were on patrol when they saw a fight break out between several men on Leon Avenue. When they moved in to arrest the main aggressor, one of the officers was jumped from behind and attacked.The officer who was punched ended...

Anuj Bidve, 23, was shot in the side of the head as he walked with friends near their hotel in Salford, Greater Manchester,

Anuj Bidve, 23, was shot in the side of the head as he walked with friends near their hotel in Salford, Greater Manchester, in the early hours of the morning.Five people have now been arrested over the incident.Chief Superintendent Kevin Mulligan, divisional commander for Salford, said today: "We have not established a clear motive for the senseless murder of Anuj, and there is no definitive evidence pointing to it being racially-motivated."However,...

Suspect in Juárez consulate killings extradited

 An alleged prison gang member wanted in connection with the killing of a U.S. consulate employee, her husband and another employee's spouse has been extradited to the United States, Mexican authorities have announced. Joel Abraham Caudillo was handed over to FBI agents Dec. 20 in Veracruz at the same time that Julian “El Piolin” Zapata Espinoza, wanted in the February killing of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agent Jaime Zapata,...

all is quiet on Calgary’s gang front.

 With no killings between FOB and FK in nearly three years and the biggest case of them all — the 2009 triple murder at Bolsa Restaurant — resulting in at least two convictions, it would be tempting to assume all is quiet on Calgary’s gang front. That assumption would be wrong. As detailed in a recent article, no small amount of effort goes into monitoring the gang members who aren’t either dead or in jail to prevent any further violence. However,...

WEST Vancouver gangster Omid Bayani can look forward to seven years in a federal jail if he makes a public reappearance.

But so far it's unknown whether the UN gang member is on the lam from the law, or has met with a more sinister fate at the hands of gang rivals.Bayani, 36, disappeared in September, just two days before he was to be sentenced in Ontario for trafficking a massive quantity of the date-rape drug GHB.The judge in the case described it as "the largest seizure of GHB in Canadian history."At the time Bayani went missing, police said he appeared to be headed...

Gangsters even turned up to public meetings to intimidate residents and see who was passing on information to the police.

THE BIGGEST police drugs operation South Yorkshire has ever seen - set up to tackle gang violence and murder - was hailed a success today after seven more dealers were locked up.The operation, which began in August 2009 and has now concluded has seen 83 men, women and juveniles put behind bars for a total of around 150 years or given community sentences.Police launched Operation Mach after a spate of murders, stabbings and shootings involving members...

missing West Vancouver gangster Omid Bayani turns up, he will probably be heading straight to an Ontario jail cell.

Bayani has been sentenced in absentia by an Ontario Superior Court judge to seven years for his role in trafficking the date rape drug GHB along with members of the Hells Angels.Bayani, 36, was reported missing to West Vancouver police in September, two days before his sentencing was scheduled to go ahead.West Vancouver police Det. Tom Wolff von Gudenberg said at the time that Bayani, who is linked to the United Nations gang, was on his way to the...

A fourth member of Syracuse's Bricktown street gang pleaded guilty

A fourth member of Syracuse's Bricktown street gang pleaded guilty this morning to racketeering charges in federal court for alleged acts that included murder, drug trafficking and robbery, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.Jaycee Floyd, 22, of Syracuse, pleaded guilty to conspiring with other gang members to commit criminal acts starting in 2000. An indictment naming 13 alleged gang members accuses them of two murder, eight other shootings,...

Gang sweep comes from a 7 month, undercover investigation.

Early this morning several police agencies, led by the Gilroy Police Department swept through the city and surrounding areas making several arrest of gang memembers. The gang sweep comes from a 7 month, undercover investigation.Here is a look at the news release sent by Gilroy Police:The Gilroy Police Department, Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office, Drug Enforcement Administration and California Department of Justice completed a 7-month...

Gang sweep comes from a 7 month, undercover investigation.

Early this morning several police agencies, led by the Gilroy Police Department swept through the city and surrounding areas making several arrest of gang memembers. The gang sweep comes from a 7 month, undercover investigation.Here is a look at the news release sent by Gilroy Police:The Gilroy Police Department, Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office, Drug Enforcement Administration and California Department of Justice completed a 7-month...

14th and Girard gang, also known as G-Rod, 1-4 and the Cut Crew, were responsible for a series of attacks including three slayings

grand jury has indicted seven members of a criminal street gang located at 14th and Girard Streets NW who authorities said were responsible for several murders and shootings since 2006, including the 2010 murder of a rival gang member following an afternoon funeral in the busy U Street corridor, the U.S. Attorney’s office announced Thursday.According to the 80-count indictment, members of the 14th and Girard gang, also known as G-Rod, 1-4 and the...