American Gang Tattoos

Mara gang member ‘Smoking,’ 25, prison portrait in Chimaltenango, Guatemala.Photo AP / Rodrigo Abd Throughout Central America and the U.S., the Mara 18 and Mara Salvatrucha gangs are known for their audacious tactics, including beheading their enemies and covering entire buildings and even their bodies with gang symbols. Anti-gang operatives are saying these typically uneducated and