Earlier this week, 42 members of a San Fernando Valley-based white supremacist gang were arrested in connection with an operation including drug trafficking, weapons violations and COVID-19 loan fraud. A total of 68 defendants are named in the indictment, with 29 individuals arrested and 13 already in custody. This neo-Nazi gang has been affiliated with the Aryan Brotherhood and the Mexican Mafia. During the investigation of the “Peckerwood gang” and arrest at a Sherman Oaks motel, law enforcement seized large quantities of illegal firearms, bomb-making materials, 97 pounds of fentanyl, dozens of pounds of methamphetamine and heroin. U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada said, “What truly distinguishes them is their hate and animosity to ethnic and religious minorities.” Members of the gang typically have tattoos of “SFV,” meaning both San Fernando Valley and “Searching For Victims.”
