California - ~Police seize more Mongols motorcycle-gang paraphernalia~
SAN GABRIEL-Police seized Mongols motorcycle-gang paraphernalia Thursday during a Parole Probation Compliance Check of 40 locations in Rosemead and South San Gabriel, officials said.
The items bearing the Mongols insignia included shirts, jackets, a clock and beanies.
They where found in the home of Mauricio Montano in the 8100 block of Blewett Street in San Gabriel, according Sgt. Mark Flores of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Temple Station.
Montano is believed to be part of a Pico Rivera chapter of the outlaw Motorcycle gang, officials said. He was taken into custody but not arrested.
"We will write up a report and start an investigation," Flores said. "We will hand it over to the Federal Government."
A federal judge in October barred the Mongols gang from wearing or distributing its logo. The order came one day after a nationwide federal sweep, which landed 61 Southern California Mongols members in jail for participating in an alleged violent criminal enterprise.
During Thursday's operation, police made six arrests. The charges included marijuana cultivation, possession of methamphetamine, po
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