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MS-13 Symbols:

May carry a blue or black bandana around their wrist or forehead .

MS-13 Symbols:

MS-13 Symbols

tattoos, graffiti, clothing, and hand signs

13 in the Arabic numerals or Roman numerals "MSXIII"

MS-13 Symbols

Wears clothes with the numbers "13","23" and "3"

MS-13 Symbols

Graffiti is used to mark territory, members may scrawl "MS", "Mara Salvatrucha", "MS-13".

Initiation:

Must first commit a violent act against someone else, either a beating, rape, or murder.

Recruitment:

Known to heavily recruit school- aged members between 10 years old and up.

History

Formed in Los Angeles in the 1980s by immigrant Salvadorian youth and young adults.

MS -13

MS-13 Symbols

Use devil's horn hand signs or gang initials

MS-13 Symbols

Members use the word "sureno" meaning "southerner" to identify themselves, usually abbreviated to SUR

Gang activities

Illegal firearms sales

Car-Jacking

Weapon Smuggling

Extortion

Burglaries

Prostitution

Auto thefts

Murder

Narcotic sales

Rape

Home invasion robberies

Assault

Membership Requirements:

Membership is earned with a beating/jump in the last 13 seconds.

Membership must always be earned, and failure to carry out an order has resulted in death.

Once you are a member of MS-13 you are a member for life.

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