By Damien Gayle Fifty suspected members of the LA Crips street gang have been arrested in a massive swoop by 1,300 FBI agents and LAPD officers. The bust focused on the Five Deuce Broadway Gangster Crips, a gang with nearly 200 members operating in an area just west of the Skid Row district of Los Angeles, the FBI said. Officers and agents working in small, heavily armed units burst into homes and properties around the area to seize suspects and weapons. There were no reports of resistance to the surprise raids. A law enforcement officer escorts a suspected member of the Broadway Gangster Crips street gang after he was arrested in Los Angeles yesterday in a swoop which culminates a three-year grand jury investigation
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Bust focused on Five Deuce Broadway Gangster Crips in South Los Angeles
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It comes after a three-year grand jury probe led to 112-charge indictment
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Suspects face at least 10 years if convicted. Some face life without parole
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