Vice Lord street gangs use a variety symbols to identify themselves, including a rabbit wearing a bow tie (the Playboy logo), often stylized with top hat and cane. "The Gangster Disciples gang is becoming more active in northern San Diego County. They have the occasional mixed heritage person, but they are a white power prison gang. Urban Dictionary: vice lords. Identify with the color blue and the number 13. SSN - " Sac Street Nortenos " - East Palo Alto, CA Federal authorities announce sweeping conspiracy case against Chicago The expansion of communication networks, especially in wireless communications and the Internet, will allow gang members to form associations and alliances with other gangs and criminal organizationsboth domestically and internationallyand enable gang members to better facilitate criminal activity and enhance their criminal operations discreetly without the physical interfacing once necessary to conduct these activities. "I gotta girl makin $ for meU know and tricks," he wrote to another member. LTN - " Lone Tree Nortenos "- Antioch, CA NGIC reporting indicates that a majority of gang members use the Internet for recruitment, gang promotion, and cyber-bullying or intimidation. Neighborhood-based gangs, hybrid gang members, and national-level gangs such as the Sureos are rapidly expanding in many jurisdictions. NDIC reporting indicates that street gangs such as the Latin Kings, MS-13, Sureos, and Norteos maintain working relationships with MDTOs. MDTOs contract with street and prison gangs along the Southwest border to enforce and secure smuggling operations in Mexico and the United States, particularly in California and Texas border communities.23 Gang members who are US citizens are valuable to MDTOs, as they can generally cross the US-Mexico border with less law enforcement scrutiny and are therefore less likely to have illicit drug loads interdicted.24 MDTOs use street and prison gang members in Mexico, Texas, and California to protect smuggling routes, collect debts, transport illicit goods, including drugs and weapons, and execute rival traffickers.25 Many of these crimes are committed in exchange for money and drugs, and as a result, street and prison gangs in the United States have gained greater control over drug distribution in rural and suburban areas. The investigation, which involved personnel from Detroit Police andthe Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives targeted leaders from five branches of the Vice Lords. The Hancock St. Bishop Blood Gang. Gang members, including Barrio Azteca, MS-13 and Sureos have been intercepted driving with weapons and currency toward Mexico from such states as California, Colorado, Georgia, and Texas according to open source reporting. A court-appointed defense lawyer listed in the court filing did not respond to a message seeking comment Thursday. Prostitution is also a major source of income for many gangs. In 2010, more than 10,000 illegal cell phones were confiscated from prisoners in California. EG - " East Gangsters " - Fairfield, CA FVL - " Familia Varrio Loco " - Salk Lake City, UT DGF - " Dun Giva f**k " - Hayward, CA 27 USDOJ; National Drug Threat Assessment 2010; National Drug Intelligence Center; February 2010. 22 & Bryant - " 22 & Bryant Norte " San Francisco, CA