Visalia gang members arrested as part of prison gang crackdown

Elizabeth Warmerdam (San Fransisco Chronicle)
September 1st, 2010
VISALIA – More than 30 key members of the Nuestra Familia gang were arrested on Tuesday in and around Visalia as part of a multijurisdictional operation aimed at crippling the powerful prison gang.

Teams of federal, state and local law enforcement — including officers from the Visalia Police Department — picked up 34 alleged gang members as part of Operation Street Sweeper, according to the California Attorney General’s Office.

The arrests included four major local leaders of the criminal syndicate, officials said.

“Operation Street Sweeper represents a big step forward in reducing vicious street crimes orchestrated in prison by the Nuestra Familia hierarchy,” said Attorney General Jerry Brown. “Today’s operation has stripped the dangerous Nuestra Familia gang of key managers who carry out orders from its imprisoned leaders.”

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