11.   As a result, they said, none of them are particularly interested in briefing detectives on the intricacies of their drug gangs.

12.   At first, investigators said he was caught in a shootout by rival drug gangs.

13.   As with many other drug gangs in the city, the Cut Throat Crew evolved over time, changing its mode of operation to stay ahead of law enforcement.

14.   Battling political extremists, drug gangs,

15.   Banks and brokerage houses will be required to tighten reporting of large financial transactions as part of a crackdown on money laundering from illegal drug gangs and other criminals.

16.   Benjamin Arellano Felix led the criminal operations of the most feared drug gang in Mexico.

17.   Better that than drive-by shootings, drug gangs, and welfare families.

18.   A federal complaint filed in Manhattan last year offered a road map of how Dominican drug gangs laundered their proceeds.

19.   Discussions between McLarty and Mexican officials could include illegal immigration from Mexico and the illegal flow of firearms from the U.S. to Mexican drug gangs.

20.   Drug enforcement officials describe Polanco-Rodriguez as a pioneer in the mass marketing of crack and say his operation was a prototype for other Dominican drug gangs.