Assignment: The Most Dangerous Gang in America

Published: April 3, 2008, 8:06 a.m.

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The United States has long been home to violent gangs, from the Mafia to the Bloods and Crips. But recently, US authorities have warned of the dangers of a transnational, ultra-violent gang with its origins in Central America. The FBI has now opened an office in El Salvador to deal with the threat of Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13. For Assignment, Maurice Walsh travelled to Washington DC\'s suburbs and San Salvador to take a look at MS-13, dubbed "The Most Dangerous Gang in America."

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