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13 Arrested as FBI-LAPD Takedown Hits Rancho San Pedro With RICO Charges

A yearslong probe zeroed in on alleged leaders tied to Mexican Mafia control.

PORTLAND, OREGON - OCTOBER 06: Federal agents, including members of the Department of Homeland Security, the Border Patrol, and police officers, attempt to keep protesters back outside a downtown U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility on October 06, 2025 in Portland, Oregon. The facility has become a focal point of nightly protests against the Trump administration and his announcement that he will be sending National Guard troops into Portland. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 16: Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel calls Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) a "fraud" while testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on September 16, 2025 in Washington, DC. "You are the biggest fraud to ever sit in the U.S. Senate," Patel told Schiff. "You are a disgrace to this institution and an utter coward." Patel was questioned by senators about last week's assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and Patel's social media posts related to the FBI's investigation of the shooting, among other topics. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Law enforcement officers participate in an operation targeting members of a San Pedro gang Oct. 7, 2025. Image is from handout video provided by the FBI.
Members of the FBI and Los Angeles Police Department conduct a raid targeting members of the Rancho San Pedro street gang in San Pedro early Tuesday morning, Oct. 7. (Courtesy of OnScene. TV)

Overview

  • An unsealed federal complaint charges 13 defendants with RICO conspiracy and drug trafficking, with a 14th accused of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition.
  • Tuesday’s early-morning operation served warrants at roughly 17 locations in San Pedro and at least one in Carson after a multi-agency investigation by the FBI, LAPD and HSI.
  • Authorities said eight of the federally charged suspects and five facing state counts were arrested during the raids, while additional federal defendants were already in custody.
  • Officials reported seizing nine guns, ammunition, ghost-gun components and narcotics including fentanyl and methamphetamine, citing evidence of the gang’s drug and gun activity.
  • Investigators allege the enterprise operates under Mexican Mafia influence with orders issued from prison and members paying “taxes,” and they warned many defendants face potential life sentences if convicted.