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MS-13 member ‘Little Devil’ lured four men into a Long Island park. They were then hacked to death by gang

Victims were killed after two of the men posted photos on social media showing them wearing items and flashing hand signs that wrongly suggested they were members of MS-13

The Independent UK

Gangs'stories: how 15-year-old Jennifer became Honduras’ first female gang leader

For the past five years, the GANGS project, a European Research Council-funded project led by Dennis Rodgers, has been studying global gang dynamics in a comparative perspective. When understood in a nuanced manner that goes beyond the usual stereotypes and Manichean representations, gangs and gangsters constitute fundamental lenses through which…

The Conversation

Mother is fatally run over in the exact spot where MS-13 murdered her daughter

Tragedy struck twice for one family – in the same spot on the same road, exactly two years apart. James Liddell reports

The Independent UK

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Leader of MS-13 gang pleads guilty in case involving eight murders in New York

Alexi Saenz will be sentenced next year. Eight other gang members have already been charged for six murders and other crimes related to the case

Latin Times

How drug violence and migration are reshaping a city in the south of Mexico

Tapachula is now under the control of powerful Mexican drug cartels. A look into the new normal for the city

Latin Times

High-Ranking MS-13 Leader Arrested After 3 Years On The Run

Top MS-13 leader, Cesar Humberto Lopez-Larios, arrested in Texas after 3 years on the run. His capture disrupts the gang's criminal activities.

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Gov. Youngkin Vows Justice For K-9 Killed By MS-13

Virginia Governor Youngkin vows justice for K-9 killed by MS-13 members in prison attack. Tribute to fallen K-9 Rivan and commitment to safety in correctio...

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MS-13 Leader Captured In Southern California On Terrorism Charges

MS-13 leader captured in Southern California on terrorism charges after years on the run. Gang known for extreme violence and global criminal activities.

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New York on high alert for Venezuelan gang infiltration

Discover the alarming rise of the Trinidad Aragua gang and their recruitment tactics among Venezuelan migrants in New York. Learn about the potential threa...

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MS-13 gang member pleads guilty in 2016 slaying of two teenage girls on New York street

A member of the violent MS-13 street gang has pleaded guilty for his part in the murders of four people in New York, including two teenage girls who were attacked with a machete and baseball bats on a suburban Long Island street seven years ago

The Independent UK

El Salvador clears way for mass trials as crackdown on gangs ramps up

Congress passes bill that could allow 900 people to be tried together if they are accused of being in the same criminal group

The Guardian - US

Satanic gangster decapitated defenceless Uber Eats driver and stabbed him 35 times

Oscar Adrian Solis Jr murdered Uber Eats driver, Randall Cooke, in an unprovoked attack as the latter delivered his food

Daily Mirror

Mexico nabs, swiftly deports MS-13 gang leader to El Salvador

Police in Mexico City arrested one of the most wanted leaders of the notorious Mara Salvatrucha gang accused of multiple crimes in the United States, officials said on Tuesday, in a fresh blow to one of Central America's most violent criminal groups.

Reuters

War on gangs forges new El Salvador. But the price is steep.

One year ago, President Nayib Bukele suspended constitutional rights and started an all-out offensive on gangs

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Daily Mirror

Inside mega prison hellhole as thousands of gangsters forced to sleep on metal shelves

El Salvador has had a problem with gang-related violence for decades, but the South American country's new President Nayib Bukele has promised a crackdown on crime, and has already rounded up 63,000 gangsters and thrown most in jail

Daily Mirror

Huge $5million reward for violent gang leader and drug baron nicknamed El Porky

Archaga Carías, 40, is head of MS-13 who are one of the most violent criminal gangs in the world and import large amounts of cocaine into the US along with conducting murder and kidnappings

The Independent UK

In El Salvador, a tough anti-gang crackdown proves popular

Nine months into a state of emergency declared by President Nayib Bukele to fight street gangs, El Salvador has seen more than 1,000 documented human rights abuses and about 90 deaths of prisoners in custody

The Guardian - US

El Salvador reels as 6,000 people arrested in unprecedented crackdown

Authoritarian populist president Nayib Bukele has suspended rights in state of emergency justified as attack on MS13 gang

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El Salvador boosts jail time for gang members after rash of murders

El Salvador's gang lords and their followers will face prison sentences ranging from 20 to 45 years under penal reforms passed by Congress on Wednesday in the wake of 89 registered murders, allegedly by groups like MS-13, over the weekend.

The Guardian - US

Trial over brutal killings sheds light on MS-13 and power of US street gangs

Complex social and political elements swirl round gang – with roots in El Salvador – accused of hacking four US teens to death

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