AD3 is not just any graffiti on a wall in any neighborhood. It stands for “Love Triple” but is not romantic or sexual graffiti. Its translation is as follows: Dominican Play He is already in this region and sees it as his territory.
This DDP footprint on the streets Behind other seemingly innocent graffiti like Spanish 4.4.16 (his favorite numeric combination refers to the letters D which is the fourth of the alphabet, D and P which is the sixteenth), plus the number 3 and EOEEE (war cry before attacking members of rival gangs).
Latino gang members form a subculture, their language, their language. Tattoos, clothes, colors, symbols, hand and finger gestures, handkerchiefs… Information Brigades of the National Police They immerse themselves in these subcultures to combat violence and avoid crime.
They detected the presence of Latino gangs in the last three years. Madrid, Toledo, Guadalajara, Burgos, Valladolid, Asturias, Navarra, Zaragoza, Alicante, Valencia, Murcia, Albacete, Tarragona, Barcelona and Mallorca.
With graffiti, which Latin gangs call “placazos”, they announce that that park or that field belongs to them. They warn the members of other gangs not to come that way. If they do, there is a blank check for violence.
“Straw”, The Trinitarians
A “plazazo” or graffiti with the initials of PPT means: Pipette. That’s the signature there. reign, or so they think, choir members (group) Trinitarians, DDP’s rival gang and its war on the streets of Madrid five murders and dozens of violent incidents in 2022. Other signs that the Trinitarians want to make a part of the city their own are inscribed on the walls and buildings: number 157 (which means the Original Trinity) or inscriptions AD7 (Seven Loves, Trinitarians’ fetish count), 1844, 3NI and words Homeland or House Trap.
The most worrying graffiti For cops fighting against Latino gangs, reading it doesn’t say anything to disrespectful eyes. If it appears on a wall “3030” written this means that a “gang war” has been declared recently. “Go to 3030” is an official call to go into battle to remove machetes. usually when a district is in disputeAnyone who appears without a clear owner and where they shouldn’t be can get hurt.
In recent gang crimes During the murder of a 15-year-old boy named William, who had ties to the Trinity, in Madrid, the killer shouted: Another of the slogans is “Fuck 7” and one of the favorite graffiti of its rivals, DDP. The incident occurred in Villaverde, a neighborhood with many conflicts between the DDP and Trinitarios.
Police sources explain that in addition to Villaverde, Madrid currently has several districts fighting for members of the two main gangs. These are the Usera and Carabanchel regions, above all some places in the Latina and Ciudad Lineal regions. On the other hand, in the area of Cuatro Caminos, the battle for land is now won by the Trinitarians. And they sign on the walls and buildings of the neighborhood as follows: Write 4R or T4Rimplying Choir Trinidadian (group) who took over the region. Rival mobs no longer break in there and there is very little fallout or fights.
dog paw sign
bloods They are another gang currently allied with the Trinitarians in their deadly fight against the DDP. Relatively new to Spain, these people often paint their drawings and graffiti. pentacle and the name of the band: Blood or “My Blood”. They also use initials ADS (Blood Love) and UBN (United Blood Nation).
They have presence and range in parts of central Madrid. Some of the gang members have what they call a “dog’s paw print” tattoo on their right shoulder, three dots resembling an animal’s footprint, almost always made by burning the skin with a cigarette.
A graffiti or plaque where it is read soo hop Means that bloods are shouting war cries. is taken a song by rapper YD. More worrying to read on any mural in the neighborhood initials CK (Crips Kill) anyone number 187. In blood language, this means that a young man lives nearby, possibly a rival gang member, who is free to attack and, if necessary, kill.
Lions, crowns and rosaries
Latin Kings and Ñetas Both are groups originating from Ecuador and originally formed in Spain. Nicknamed El Padrino, Eric Velastegui founded the Inca division of the gang in the Community of Madrid in 2000. “El Padrino” has been in jail for almost two decades for, among other crimes, ruling the Latin Kings and raping a young woman. He was arrested in his cell by Civil Guard investigators this week. They accuse him of continuing to run the gang from prison, among other crimes.
Latinos’ favorite graffiti to mark the territory Number 5, combination 1.4.18, figures of lions, crowns and religious reasons rosaries and thorns.
Ñetas With N, with a combination of 1.50 numbers and also two crossed fingers drawing, the favorite greeting of founder Carlos “la Sombra”. The two groups exist primarily in different parts of Vallecas. In Puente de Vallecas cream and already experiencing events with the Trinitarians.
number 42
another violent gang forty-twoOf Dominican origin and created in a Chicago prison, it is present primarily in some locations around the Community of Madrid. they use combinations 42 or 3.65 number, They also like to sign with initials like PAP and PAPHU. Police detained its leader in December. sublime In an apartment in Alcorcón with nine young children. A young man was seriously injured at the Las Águilas suburban station in Latina.
In that neighborhood of Madrid, members of the newest Latin and Spanish band, Mara Salvatrucha, He is of Salvadoran origin. Members and followers wearing number 13 as a symbol in graffiti and tattoos. Sign painted with initials MS and sometimes the number 503, implying a splinter group of the original group.