“Los Angeles street gangs now dominate the...
“Los Angeles street gangs now dominate the rock cocaine trade in Los Angeles and elsewhere, due in part to their steady recourse to murderous violence to enforce territorial dealing supremacy, to deter cheating and to punish rival gang members.”
--U.S. Atty. Gen. Dick Thornburgh, on a report indicating Southern California has become the drug distribution capital of the nation.
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