Salvatore Nania, 47, allegedly controlled the Rancho San Pedro gang from his California prison cell using contraband cellphones.

Authorities arrested 13 people Tuesday on charges of drug dealing, illegal weapons possession and collecting protection money in San Pedro.

Salvatore Nania has not set foot in his hometown of San Pedro since 1995, when he was arrested at 17 for murder.

But according to law enforcement authorities, being locked up hasn’t stopped him from running drug and protection rackets in his old neighborhood.

Nania, 47, was accused Tuesday of leading the Rancho San Pedro gang from his cell in the California prison system. Authorities arrested 13 people on charges of selling drugs, possessing illegal weapons and collecting protection money in the harbor area.

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