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According to a report by the NJ Commission of Investigation, the vicious, deadly gang MS 13 is looking to hide here.

Dennis blames, "the breakdown of the family unit" and gang violence for the violent deaths of a Newark woman's three sons.

The Van Dyke Money Gang in New York made off with more than $1.5 million this year -- but it wasn't in gunpoint robberies or drug running, it was a Western Union money order scheme. In New Jersey, 111 Neighborhood Crips used a machine to make dozens of fake gift cards for supermarkets, pharmacies and hardware stores. In South Florida, gangs steal identities to file false tax returns.

Illegal drugs are fueling gang activity throughout the state, according to the state's top law enforcement official.

Officials say 14 members of an Elizabeth-based street gang face a 49-count indictment for white-collar crimes under New Jersey's Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations statute.

Law enforcement officials from coast to coast say street gangs are shying away from wearing their colors and are covering up or even altering their tattoos to avoid detection by police.

An international street gang with ties to New Jersey was delivered a big blow this week. On Thursday, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Paul Fishman announced charges for a dozen top-ranking members of Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13.

A total of 22 people are facing charges in what's being described as the biggest drug bust in Camden in a decade.

As heroin use keeps increasing in New Jersey, gang activity continues to flourish in the cities, the suburbs and even in rural areas, but law enforcement officials are fighting back.

A recent drug sweep in Monmouth County took numerous guns off the streets of Asbury Park, but the fight continues to remove illegal weapons from criminals.