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A Mass Trial of Alleged MS-13 Gang Members Wraps up in El Salvador

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New Delhi Times A three-month mass trial of hundreds of alleged gang members of MS-13 wrapped up Wednesday in El Salvador, with prosecutors delivering their closing arguments and asking for maximum sentences. The proceedings against 485 members of the international criminal Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, gang on charges that include homicide, extortion, drugs, arms and human trafficking, have drawn criticism by human rights groups, which say they i…
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The Second Court Against Organized Crime “C” of San Miguel imposed prison sentences of up to 55 years on members of the Sailor Locos Salvatruchos clique of the MS-13 for different crimes. Their arrests were recorded within the Emergency Regime. According to the investigations, the criminal structure had its operations center in the districts of San Francisco Gotera, Yamabal, Guatajiagua, Sensembra and areas adjacent to the department of Morazán.…

The Sixth Court against the Organized Crime of San Salvador, Judge 3, sentenced members of the 18th gang and the Mara Salvatrucha (MS) to up to 45 years' imprisonment after being found guilty of the crime of illegal groups, the Attorney General's Office (FGR) reported. In the first case, eight members of the San Martín structure of the 18th gang, operating in the Jardines de Sel Sutt colony, district of Ilopango, San Salvador Este, were sentence…

The specialized courts imposed sentences of up to 45 years in prison against members of different Mara Salvatrucha structures operating in Cuscatlán and Sonsonate. EL SALVADOR.- A total of 153 members of Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) were convicted of the crime of illegal groups in resolutions issued by specialized courts against organized crime, reported the Attorney General's Office (FGR). In the first case, the Second Court Against Organized Crime…

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lanoticiasv.com broke the news on Tuesday, July 21, 2026.
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