BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Three MS-13 members were sentenced to life in prison Friday for federal conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise involving murders, attempted murders, drug trafficking as well as murder in aid of racketeering charges, the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Maryland announced.

Wilson Arturo “Humilde” “Marco Saravia” Constanza-Galdomez, 26, of El Salvador, Edis Omar “Little Felon” Valenzuela-Rodriguez, 24, of Honduras, and Jonathan “Truney” Pesquera-Puerto, 24, all received the mandatory sentence.

This case targeted the violent acts of MS-13, a transnational criminal organization made up of mostly immigrants or descendants of immigrants from Central America, with members operating in Maryland throughout the nation. MS-13 members are organized in “cliques,” operating in specific cities or regions. The defendants were required to commit violent acts to increase their status and rank within the gang, according to officials.

One of the gang’s primary rules is that members must attack and kill rivals, known as “chavalas,” whenever possible. In Baltimore City and Baltimore County, MS-13 maintains a rivalry with the 18th Street Gang among others.

“These ruthless individuals displayed a total lack of humanity and regard for life, including murdering a 16-year-old girl, all to advance their standing within a transnational criminal organization. Now they’ll spend the rest of their lives behind bars where they belong,” Kelly O. Hayes, U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland, said via a press release. “We, along with our law-enforcement partners, are committed to dismantling the MS-13 gang, and other lawless organizations, and holding criminals accountable who thrive on committing murders and terrorizing our communities.”

“These acts, often carried out with machetes, spread fear and terror throughout the community,” Matthew R. Galeotti, acting assistant attorney general for the Justice Department, Criminal Division, said via a press release.