Hermanos de Pistoleros Latinos

Hermandad de Pistoleros Latinos (aka, Pistoleros Latinos or HPL) is a Hispanic prison gang founded by Joe Mendoza and Alberto Rodriguez in Texas during the early 1980s. The Spanish translation of the gang's name is "Brotherhood of Latin Gunmen" . It operates in all Texan prisons and on the streets in many communities in Texas, particularly in Laredo. HPL is active throughout Mexico with its largest contingent in Nuevo Laredo. The gang is structured and is estimated to have 1,000 members. Members maintain close ties to several Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTOs) and are involved in the trafficking of large quantities of cocaine and marijuana from Mexico into the United States for distribution.

References

• "Gang leader, member sent to prison in drug case". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
• "Brotherhood of Latin Gunmen/ La Hermanidad de Pistoleros Latinos: ... Photo-7638710.105118 - Houston Chronicle". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
• "Crackdown on Hermanos de Pistoleros Latinos". Valley Central. 3 June 2008. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
• "The Hermanos de Pistoleros Latinos (1,000 members) - Business Insider India". Business Insider. Retrieved 17 July 2015.

External links

• "FBI — Leader of Laredo’s Pistolero Prison/Street Gang Convicted of Cocaine Trafficking and Laundering Millions in Drug Proceeds". FBI. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
• "LATINO PRISON GANGS: Hermanos de Pistoleros Latinos". latinoprisongangs.blogspot.com. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
• http://prisonoffenders.com/hpl.html