Event Brief
43 indicted in California Mexican mafia crackdown
Filed: Apr 23, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Summary: Federal authorities said more than two dozen Mexican mafia members and associates were arrested in Southern California.
WHO: Federal authorities
WHAT: More than two dozen Mexican mafia members and associates were arrested in a crackdown
WHEN: Apr 23, 2026 at 1:42 PM ET
WHERE: Orange County, California, USA
WHY: Charges include murder, kidnapping, extortion and drug trafficking.
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