Did Anybody See This Gang Sweep Results in ICE Gang Unit Takes Down Drug and Weapon Traffickers?
Question by Maricopa County: Did anybody see this Gang sweep results in ICE Gang Unit Takes Down Drug and Weapon Traffickers?
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Gang Unit seized dozens of high-powered weapons and arrested 11 men—three of them Bell Gardens residents—on Sept. 24; they face federal charges for trafficking weapons and drugs following a nine month investigation.
Two Bell Gardens half-brothers, Henry “Silent” Valenzuela, 37, Sergio “Lil Silent” Calderon, 23, and their stepfather, Javier “Padrastro” Avila Lopez, 49 of Watts, are identified as heads of “Barrio Evil 13” in a sworn affidavit by a federal ICE agent.