Tiny Locos Sureños (TLS)

Documented 18th Street clique with U.S.-El Salvador links in federal records.

Identity and context

Connected people and organizations

The current source-backed graph connects this entry with 18th Street Gang — child of. These links describe the relationship recorded in the underlying sources; they should not be read as broader claims beyond that documented connection.

What the record establishes

Sources

– [Indictment Names A Dozen Members of A Violent Transnational Criminal Gang In An Alleged RICO Conspiracy](https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/indictment-names-dozen-members-violent-transnational-criminal-gang-alleged-rico) — U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Columbia, 2023-02-08. – [Alleged 18th Street gang member pleads guilty to illegally reentering United States](https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdoh/pr/alleged-18th-street-gang-member-pleads-guilty-illegally-reentering-united-states) — U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Ohio, 2025-05-21.

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