Varrio Corona 13The Varrio Corona (CNA), also known as Corona 13 (CNA13) or the CNA Gang, is a predominantly Hispanic street gang located in the El Corona area of unincorporated Los Santos County, San Andreas. This gang originated in the 1960s, on the West Side of El Corona , with around 650 acted members, according to Los Angeles police. The Corona 13 consist of several Dukes(DKS), Pee Wees(PWS), Winos(WNS), Cycos, and Night Owls.
The Corona 13, originally known as the Varrio Corona, and adopted the "13" (Sureño 13) in the early 1990s. The number 13, show their alliance to The Mexican-Mafia, a notorious criminal organization located in the California prison systems. The Corona 13, are known for being East of Los Santos Airport. Their varrio stretches from Harbor Rd to Intersate-25, between Glendale Street & Gates Street. Parts of their territory also extends into nearby city Little Mexico.
Culture
Although Corona 13 are a Sureño gang and use the number 13 to show allegiance to the Mexican-Mafia, they are rivals with many other Sureño gangs. The most identifiable tattoo Corona 13 members are seen having is a gothic-style letter "C". The colors that are primarily used by the different subgroups of this gang are blue, but some of the gang's subgroups have taken other colors to identify themselves and give them their own unique individualism. Varrio Corona, like many other Hispanic gangs, have a very strong sense of territory and family. Corona 13's main revenue source is selling marijuana. They also engage in murder, drive-by shootings, assaults and arms trafficking, but most of their criminal activity is around the sale of marijuana. All other cliques outside of Los Angeles engage mostly the street level distribution of narcotics as their main source of revenue. However, they are still heavily engaged in other criminal acts.
In The News
In 2016, nearly 500 local, state, and federal agencies arrested 28 people connected to Corona 13, after an eighteen month criminal investigation by the Los Angeles Gang and Narcotics Enforcement along with the Drug Task Force, and several other law enforcement agencies. The operation included U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations , which mainly focused on the Corona 13, criminal activities and their connection to the Mexican-Mafia.
Although Corona 13 are a Sureño gang and use the number 13 to show allegiance to the Mexican-Mafia, they are rivals with many other Sureño gangs. The most identifiable tattoo Corona 13 members are seen having is a gothic-style letter "C". The colors that are primarily used by the different subgroups of this gang are blue, but some of the gang's subgroups have taken other colors to identify themselves and give them their own unique individualism. Varrio Corona, like many other Hispanic gangs, have a very strong sense of territory and family. Corona 13's main revenue source is selling marijuana. They also engage in murder, drive-by shootings, assaults and arms trafficking, but most of their criminal activity is around the sale of marijuana. All other cliques outside of Los Angeles engage mostly the street level distribution of narcotics as their main source of revenue. However, they are still heavily engaged in other criminal acts.
In The News
In 2016, nearly 500 local, state, and federal agencies arrested 28 people connected to Corona 13, after an eighteen month criminal investigation by the Los Angeles Gang and Narcotics Enforcement along with the Drug Task Force, and several other law enforcement agencies. The operation included U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations , which mainly focused on the Corona 13, criminal activities and their connection to the Mexican-Mafia.
