Eight members of the 18th Street transnational gang, known for violence and crime, have been arrested in Queens. Accusations include brutal assaults, extortion, drug trafficking, and the distribution of counterfeit goods. Most of the suspects are undocumented immigrants. The gang's activities have created a notorious crime strip in the Roosevelt Avenue area. Locals describe this area as a "Red Light district" and a hub of illegal activity, with rampant solicitation and sale of stolen items. The indictment of the gangbangers follows a prior report on the crime in the neighborhood.
"The suspects are accused of unleashing terror onto Queens communities through brutal assaults, extortion, fraud, and drug trafficking," Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said in a statement.
Eight members of the ruthless 18th Street transnational gang are accused of carrying out several brutal beatings and stabbings to maintain their dominance of the Roosevelt Avenue commercial corridor in Queens.
Locals have likened it to a 'Red Light district' or a third-world flea market, given the sidewalks are often full of women soliciting sex as well as vendors selling all sorts of stolen or counterfeit goods.
Seven of the eight gangbangers are in the country illegally, a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney's Office told Fox News Digital.
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