Bell Gardens street gang, included a suspected hit man for a Mexican drug cartel, have been arrested on drug trafficking and weapons charges, federal officials said today.
The suspects — six U.S. citizens and three illegal Mexican immigrants — were arrested Thursday as agents served search warrants in Bell Gardens and Los Angeles, officials with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said.
Several assault weapons, including an AK-47 assault rifle, a Tec-9 submachine gun, a MAC-11 submachine gun and a sawed-off shotgun along with thousands of rounds of ammunition were also recovered.
“This is a relatively small and newer gang that has been operating with impunity for the last several years,” said Kevin Kozak, deputy special agent with ICE. “They have access to significant weapons … and claims they can have access to military grade weapons through a ‘friend’ in the military.”
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