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The feds Wednesday announced the takedown of a violent drug gang that carved out turf in East Harlem and the Bronx.

The Los Vagos gang referred to initiations as “baptisms” in which prospective members were beaten, said Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.

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Indicted were 12 members and associates of Los Vagos for conspiring to commit murder, possess guns and distribute narcotics, he said.

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