Officials say arrests of Mexican Mafia are effective despite revolving door [Jay Leiderman in the news]

Ventura County authorities say arrests of Mexican Mafia members are effective in deterring drug trafficking and other crimes here, despite a revolving door that sees them eventually replaced on the street.

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Defense attorney Jay Leiderman, who represented one defendant in the 2012 case, disagreed. He said his client, Edwin Mora, was not a high-ranking member of the Mexican Mafia as authorities alleged. In fact, Mora was kicked out of his Moorpark apartment for not paying rent, Leiderman said.

"He is hardly a drug kingpin," Leiderman said.

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