45 Minneapolis gang members charged in federal crackdown.

Federal authorities have charged 45 members and associates of the Highs and Bloods gangs in Minneapolis with racketeering conspiracy, including murder, attempted murder, robbery, obstruction of justice, and drug trafficking. The gangs have been operating in north and south Minneapolis for several decades, and the charges are part of a major crackdown on gang violence in the city. The authorities are prosecuting street gangs as criminal organizations, and this is just the first step in reducing violent crime in Minneapolis.