America's Deadliest Gang - National Geographic

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"America's Deadliest Gang" broadcast in HDTV on National Geographic HD Canada.

Lisa Ling narrates this informative, yet frightening documentary about the street gang known as M-13. Started in Los Angeles by half a dozen young immigrants it has grown into an international threat, infiltrating 6 countries. There are now 10,000 members in El Salvador alone! In the United States, the gang's brutality is rapidly spreading across 33 states, touching even rural and suburban areas.

Like most National Geographic HDTV productions the picture quality was good. All the interviews with gang members are HD. There is some news and FBI footage that is SD.

The piece was well researched. The crew definitely put themselves at risk to get the facts about this gang ... even going into a prison where threats of kidnapping had been issued.

Highly recommended.