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Chandler E. Benes


 * The Almighty Latin Kings and Queen Nation**

US gang: The Latin Kings (or Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation, or ALKQN, ALKN, LKN.)

What type of race are they made up of most?

When did this gang begin?

Are they better or just as good as the mafia?


 * The Latin Kings began in the 1940's in Chicago, Illinois.


 * The gang was mainly made up of Mexicans and Puerto Rican males.


 * Originally created with the philosophy of overcoming racial prejudice, it evolved into a criminal enterprise operating throughout the United States under two factions: Motherland and Bloodline.


 * Leaders of the Latin Kings are known as 'Sun' and other gang members refer to them as their 'Corona' or 'Crown. One of their leaders or 'crowns' were Gino Colon.


 * The symbol they would use is a five or three pointed crown followed by LKN, ALKN, or ALKQN.


 * Latin King Identifiers:
 * Colors: Black and Gold
 * 3 or 5 pointed crowns
 * Eyebrows cut to form five points
 * Pittsburgh sports team apparel
 * Yellow and black bandanas, beads, or wave caps


 * Latin King phrases:
 * Kingism
 * Pee Wee Kings (under 18)
 * ADR Amor de rey (Love of the king)
 * 360 degree, complete and unbreakable


 * In January 11, 2012 the highest-ranking Latin Kings member or "corona", Augustin Zambrano, was sentence to 60 years in prison. He was convicted of racketeering conspiracy (RICO) and being involved in narcotics trafficking and violence that plagued many neighborhoods on Chicago the north, west, and east sides.


 * Zambrano, (or Tino, Big Tino, Old Man, or Viejo) and three co-defendants were found guilty of running a criminal organization that enriched themselves through drug trafficking and violence.


 * The Latin Kings also are active in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.


 * The three co-defendants that were convicted with Zambrano were: Jose Guzman, a 'Nation Enforcer' in the Little Village faction, Vicente Garcia, the 'Supreme Regional Inca', he was in charge of all the gang members in Illinois, and Alphonso Chavez, the 'Inca', who was in charge of the gang's 31st and Drake faction.



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