Flores told the gang leaders not to wear the clothes and colors associated with MS-13 so they could avoid attention from law enforcement—specifically advising them to avoid Nike Cortez shoes.

During that meeting, Edwin Manica Flores, the alleged leader of the MS-13 East Coast Program, instructed members not to wear the Nike Cortez, a shoe associated with the gang. "Dressed like that ...

The real way to spot an MS-13 gangster ... associated with MS-13 as to not attract police attention. He specifically told them to steer clear of blue and white Nike Cortez shoes, Newsweek reported.

(WBFF) — A member of the violent MS-13 gang was sentenced to 26 years ... when they saw a person wearing Nike Cortez sneakers. Those shoes were only to be worn by gang members, according to ...

Gonzalez described the inner workings of MS-13’s operation in Queens, the hand-signs the gang used, and how members carried blue-and-white rosary beads and blue-and-white Nike Cortez sneakers.