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Prison Inmates Running CA Gang Under Fire
By ktvu.com
Published: 09/01/2010

OAKLAND, Calif. -- A raid in the Central Valley Tuesday took down dozens of suspected gang members who operated across the state.

California Attorney General Jerry Brown said in a press conference Tuesday that the sweep wrapped-up a year long effort and involved top gang leaders who operated from inside prison.

At the conference, Brown stood next to a board with mug shots of fifteen men, who Brown says are the leaders of Nuestra Familia, a powerful gang that oversees the Nortenos street gang.

Brown said that after a raid in Visalia today 13 of the 15 kingpins were in custody.

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