Dozens Arrested in LA Gang Sweep

Hawaiian Gardens (myFOXla.com) - In what prosecutors are calling the "largest gang takedown in United States history," dozens of Los Angeles Latino gang members accused of attacking blacks and law enforcement personnel have been rounded up.

Watch Chris Blatchford's report in the video player.

The gang members and associates are charged with federal racketeering and drug-trafficking.

The FB I, DEA, ATF and sheriff's department also participated in this morning's raids in the Hawaiian Gardens area.

A total of 63 people were arrested in the gang sweep, according to US Attorney Thomas P. O'Brien.

He says the raid involved 1,400 law enforcement officials, including 17 SWAT teams, who were serving warrants stemming from a series of federal indictments targeting 147 members of the Barrio Hawaiian Gardens gang.

According to O'Brien, plans for the operation began four years ago after the killing of LA County sheriff's Deputy Jerry Ortiz.