Mexican Mafia

The Mexican Mafia is a Mexican American crime organization. It began in the United States, not Mexico. Mexican Mafia. (2012). The History Channel website. Retrieved 10:45, February 2, 2012, from http://www.history.com/shows/gangland/articles/mexican-mafia.

The Mexican Mafia (Spanish: Mafia Mexicana), also known as La eMe (Spanish for "the M"), is a mostly Mexican American prison gang and criminal organization in the United States. The gang formed in the United States, not Mexico, despite its name.

The Mexican Mafia is one of the most powerful and violent prison gangs in the United States. The U.S. Government considers it to be "among the most powerful, dangerous and feared criminal organizations in the world".

Estimates say there are around 350 to 400 Mexican Mafia members in U.S. prisons today. Additionally, the gang has tens of thousands of "foot soldiers" in street gangs throughout the state of California.

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Category:Organized crime
Category:Crime in the United States