That is largely thanks to Bukele’s draconian crackdown on the mara gangs, which has seen some 77,000 suspected members – roughly two per cent of the adult population – locked up. The impact ...

Most of them were beheaded as members of the Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 gangs attacked each other. The prison, 200km (125 miles) from the capital, was built to house 500 inmates but has more ...

Two Santa Cruz men who are reputed members of the of the infamous La Mara Salvatrucha gang, also known as MS-13, have been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison after being convicted of ...

Hours before MPs voted on the new powers, which will remain in place for 30 days, police said four leaders of the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gang had been arrested over the spate of killings.