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Sweep nets 238 Fla. gang suspects.
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Miami Herald (Miami, FL)
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October 10, 2007
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Byline: Alfonso Chardy
Oct. 10--More gang suspects from Central America and the Caribbean are moving to South Florida, lured by the opportunity of a new territory to battle over drugs, guns, money and prostitution, a federal official said Tuesday after a nationwide sweep netted 1,313.
The three-month-long effort concentrated on 23 major metropolitan areas including Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties where 162 suspects were arrested, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said.
Raids also resulted in the arrests of 76 suspected gang members in Orlando and Fort Myers, according to Anthony Mangione, special agent in charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs ...