article_snippet.sent: Authorities forced alleged gang members to reveal alleged gang members tattoos after alleged gang members were arrested during a nationwide operation that saw more than 1,200 people detained.
article_snippet.sent: As they were booked into jail, some of the suspects were forced to take off some of the suspects shirts and reveal some of the suspects ink - many of which are believed to be tied to gangs.
article_snippet.sent: A gang member arrested during raids by Homeland Security and Customs officials across the country shows off his head tattoo in Dallas, Texas (left).
article_snippet.sent: Another suspect covered in tattoos poses in Lubbock, Texas (right)
article_snippet.sent: Images released following the raids show tables covered in confiscated guns and defendants showing off their gang tattoos.
article_snippet.sent: A man shows off A man ink before being booked into jail in Lubbock, Texas, following the nationwide raid where more than 1,200 people were arrested.
article_snippet.sent: Two more suspects reveal Two more suspects tattoos to the authorities in Dallas (left) and Denver, Colorado (right).
article_snippet.sent: One of Two more suspects has a five-point crown, meaning A man could be a member of a the Latins King gang while the other has a large cannabis leaf emblazoned on A man chest .
article_snippet.sent: A pair of alleged gang members pull up A pair of alleged gang members shirts to show A pair of alleged gang members artwork in San Antonio, Texas (left), and Denver, Colorado (right)Colorado .
article_snippet.sent: One man detained in Dallas, Texas, appears to have a character from the film Monsters Inc inked into a character from the film Monsters Inc back in between a woman and an angel .
article_snippet.sent: Two more suspects show off Two more suspects inking with the letters 'V' and 'I' on one man's neck in San Diego, California and the letters 'TT' on another in Dallas, Texas .
article_snippet.sent: Covered: This suspect apprehended in Dallas, TexasTexas, has markings all over his body.
article_snippet.sent: Observing: Officers inspect an alleged gang member's tattoos in Dallas, Texas.