You've spotted the graffiti. You've seen their tattoos. And you've read the shocking headlines documenting their brutality. But what is driving the rapid spread of the ultra-violent gang MS-13, which has infected big cities and small towns across the country? National Geographic Explorer's Lisa Ling takes you deep inside a merciless world hidden in plain viewthe shadowy culture of MS-13. It is an organization that recruits the most desperate, including children, and twists them into hardened criminals capable of the most heinous crimes. World's Most Dangerous Gang reveals how MS-13 works from those who know it bestdetailing its extreme culture and rituals through revealing interviews with active members, those struggling to break free and investigators dedicated to stemming the increasing tide of violence that now spills beyond our borders. As featured in Don Diva Magazine, Mara Salvatrucha MS-13) is a large gang involved in criminal activities throughout Central and North America. The gang's name is commonly abbreviated as MS-13, Mara, MS, and is composed of mostly of Salvadorians, Hondurans, Mexicans and Guatemalans. The MS-13 gang has cliques, or factions, located throughout United States, El Salvador, parts of Central America, and in some other parts of the world. Membership is believed to total over 100,000 worldwide. MS-13 criminal activities are said to include drug smuggling and sales, black market gun sales, human trafficking, assassinations for hire, theft, and assaults on law enforcement officials. Their activities have caught the eye of the FBI, who in September 2005 initiated wide-scale raids against suspected gang members, netting 650 arrests across the country. Former gang member Brenda Paz said that MS-13 is well structured, with multiple leaders, and that the gang's goal was to become the top gang in the United States. This DVD takes you into the world of the world's most dangerous gang on this special DVD documentary.