Arkansas white supremacist gang arrested in string of violent crimes
Source: BBC News
Federal prosecutors in Arkansas have indicted 54 members of a white supremacy gang for allegedly committing acts of violence and drug dealing. The indictment names 54 people with ties to the New Aryan Empire, a white supremacist group which is known for Nazi swastikas and Heil Hitler salutes.
The charges, including murder, conspiracy, and drug trafficking, are are part of Operation To The Dirt. Prosecutors say the gang first formed in an Arkansas jail in 1990.
In a news conference on Tuesday, Deputy Assistant Attorney General David Rybicki said the group is also known to intimidate witnesses and in one case burned an informant's face with a hot knife.
The New Aryan Empire (NAE) "has moved from our prisons to our neighbourhoods," Mr Rybicki said, adding that they count roughly 5,000 people as members.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47219960
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