Police: Gang Member Arrested Pushing Cart Full Of Guns Down Street
POSTED: Wednesday, March 23, 2005
UPDATED: 6:13 pm EST March 23,
2005
MIAMI -- Miami police say they arrested a member of a violent street gang as he pushed a shopping cart carrying two .22-caliber rifles and a shotgun.
Police arrested Edwin Reyes, 23, a citizen of Honduras, in downtown Miami Tuesday. They said he is a member of MS-13 (Mara Salvatrucha 13).Reyes' arrest is part of a new Immigration and Customs Enforcement anti-gang initiative called "Operation Community Shield." Since Operation Community Shield was launched late last month, ICE agents working with their federal, state and local counterparts have arrested more than 103 MS-13 gang members, including 24 in Miami.Reyes will be prosecuted federally for possessing firearms. Police said Reyes entered the country illegally, and he also faces administrative immigration charges for being an illegal alien.Reyes is in ICE custody pending the outcome of his case.
Police arrested Edwin Reyes, 23, a citizen of Honduras, in downtown Miami Tuesday. They said he is a member of MS-13 (Mara Salvatrucha 13).Reyes' arrest is part of a new Immigration and Customs Enforcement anti-gang initiative called "Operation Community Shield." Since Operation Community Shield was launched late last month, ICE agents working with their federal, state and local counterparts have arrested more than 103 MS-13 gang members, including 24 in Miami.Reyes will be prosecuted federally for possessing firearms. Police said Reyes entered the country illegally, and he also faces administrative immigration charges for being an illegal alien.Reyes is in ICE custody pending the outcome of his case. Copyright 2005 by Local10.com.
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