The Gangs of El Salvador: A Growing Industry
The two most famous exports of El Salvador are rivals. Unfortunately, they are also ferocious gangs: Mara 18 and the Mara Salvatrucha. They have exported their gang culture — learned by expatriates returned from undocumented existence in the big cities of the United States — to other countries in Central and South America, re-exporting their [...]
Soyapango, El Salvador
Comments OffUntil Wednesday, the most striking aspect of this photograph, taken last year, was the face of the woman. Tattoos give a menacing edge to the petite young mother. But since someone put four bullets in his head last week, ending a courageous life, the figure who commands our attention is that of Christian Poveda, the [...]
DEA Informant Gunned Down in El Salvador
Comments OffA man suspected of being a drug trafficker and informant for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and two men accompanying him were gunned down by unidentified individuals, El Salvador’s National Civilian Police, or PNC, said Sunday. Edwin Reynaldo Argueta was pulled out of a local nightspot where he and four friends – two of whom [...]
El Salvador grapples with rising bloodshed
Comments OffDrugs, corruption and a history of violence and abuse contribute to a per capita homicide rate that is 10 times that of the U.S. In the first three months of 2009, 12 people were killed each day.Why must el salvadorans continue to kill themselves for worthless things. Why are they not allowed to nuture life? [...]
El Salvador Links Police, Drug Trade
Comments OffSan Salvador – Salvadorian interim Attorney General Astor Escalante confirmed that the drug trade has penetrated top national police authorities, evidenced Saturday after a drug dealer was sent to prison. There has been information for long time about those relations, but the recent capture of Reynerio Flores by INTERPOL in Honduras and his imprisonment in [...]
