maras

EspañolDrug trafficking in the United States can be tracked back to gangs in El Salvador, known as maras, that make use of money laundering schemes and the deep web to carry out operations, according to new findings by The United…
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EspañolThe biggest illegal business of El Salvador's maras gang is extortion. It's their main source of income (not, surprisingly, the sale of drugs). One of the biggest challenges the maras are facing is the tendency for its members to…
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EspañolCalls recorded last month by El Salvador's Attorney General reportedly revealed terrorist plans by the country's gangs. The Attorney General of El Salvador recorded calls in which gangs agreed to the implementation of "Plan…
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EspañolUnlike the rest of El Salvador, the small town of Berlín has succeed in keeping the ruthless maras under control. And it's not because they built a wall like that which used to divide the German city with the same name. On…
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EspañolAn increase in violence has marked the beginning of 2015 in El Salvador. Up to January 11, the country has experienced an average of 15 murders per day, six more than last year's rate for the same month. The surge, however,…
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