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Homeland Security arrests over 600 gang suspects

By Alicia Caldwell
Published May 1, 2014 8:29pm ET
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Homeland Security arrests over 600 gang suspects
FILE - This March 18, 2014 file photo shows US Customs and Border Protection Deputy Commissioner Thomas S. Winkowski during a news conference in Washington. The Homeland Security Department has arrested more than 600 suspected gang members in a monthlong national crackdown on street gangs. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents made the arrests in 179 cities over the last month. ICE says nearly three-quarters of the suspected gang members belong to the Surenos, or Sur 13, street gang. The name loosely translates to southerners. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File) | Evan Vucci

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 600 suspected gang members have been arrested in the Homeland Security Department’s largest crackdown on street gangs, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said Thursday.

ICE agents, along with local authorities in 179 cities, arrested 638 suspected gang members over a monthlong period in March and April.

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