
SEATTLE - After more than eight years of investigation, the last defendant of 18 La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang members was charged with felonies stemming from a multi-year investigation led by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.
The investigation involved charges for racketeering conspiracy, murder in aid of racketeering, attempted murder in aid of racketeering, kidnapping, drug trafficking, firearms offenses, obstruction of justice and destruction of evidence.