Gang leaders coordinated the scheme from outside the jails by sending orders to inmates, the FBI said.
Thirteen people suspected of being members or associates of the Mexican Mafia prison gang have been charged by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office for their roles in what authorities said was a narcotics smuggling operation and violent assault that took place within the Los Angeles County jail system.
The other defendants, who were already in jail on unrelated charges, are Jose Martinez, 36; Pharoah Brooks, 47; David Fraysure, 28; Jackie Triplett, 40; Jessie Quintero, 44′ Andy Dominguez, 30; Angel Grajales, 33; and Daniel Garcia, 37, Eimiller said. “The narcotics smuggling and violent assault are alleged to have been coordinated by several high-ranking associates of the Mexican Mafia from outside of the jail under the authority of a Mexican Mafia member in state prison,” Eimiller said. “That inmate had been charged with operating inside of a Los Angeles County facility on behalf of the Mexican Mafia criminal enterprise.”
“On orders passed through the facilitator, multiple Sureños are alleged to have attacked the victim who was transported to a hospital,” Eimiller said.
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