Whether it is sustainable or not, the truce — which the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and the Barrio 18 put into place March 2012 — has changed the conventional thinking about who the gangs are and what makes them work.
El Salvador's Gang Truce: Positives And Negatives
EL SALVADOR
/
11 JUN 2013
Chapter 1
Barrio 18 Leader 'Viejo Lin' on El Salvador Gang Truce
BARRIO 18
/
7 JUN 2013
Barrio 18 leader Carlos Lechuga Mojica, alias "El Viejo Lin," is one of the most prominent spokesmen for El Salvador's gang truce. InSight Crime co-director Steven Dudley spoke with Mojica…
Chapter 2
A Look Inside El Salvador's Prison Nightmare (Video)
BARRIO 18
/
11 JUN 2013
El Salvador's Cojutepeque jail is a perfect illustration of how prisons in this country have become the main breeding and training grounds for street gangs.
Chapter 3
MS-13's 'El Barney': A Trend or an Isolated Case?
BARRIO 18
/
11 JUN 2013
In October 2012, the US Treasury Department designated the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) as a transnational criminal organization (TCO). While this assertion seems unfounded, there is one case that illustrates just…
Chapter 4
El Salvador's Gang Truce: Positives and Negatives
BARRIO 18
/
10 JUN 2013
La tregua entre las dos pandillas más grandes de El Salvador (la MS13 y Barrio 18) abre nuevas posibilidades sobre la forma de lidiar con el aparentemente insoluble problema de…
Related Content
BARRIO 18
/
22 OCT 2015
El Salvador Security Minister Benito Lara's recent criticism of "iron fist" security policies is an abrupt change in…
EL SALVADOR
/
15 SEP 2016
El Salvadors attorney general announced the creation of a new anti-impunity unit in the prosecutor's office that will work on…
CHEPE DIABLO
/
5 APR 2017
El Salvador's Attorney General's Office arrested José Adán Salazar Umaña, alias "Chepe Diablo," the alleged leader of the Texis Cartel,…
About InSight Crime
THE ORGANIZATION
Venezuela Drug Trafficking Investigation and InDepth Gender Coverage
29 APR 2022
On May 4, InSight Crime will be publishing The Cocaine Revolution in Venezuela, a groundbreaking investigation into how the Venezuelan government regulates the cocaine trade in the country. An accompanying event,…
THE ORGANIZATION
InDepth Coverage of Juan Orlando Hernández
22 APR 2022
Ever since Juan Orlando Hernández was elected president of Honduras in 2014, InSight Crime has provided coverage of every twist and turn during his rollercoaster time in office, amid growing…
THE ORGANIZATION
Venezuela's Cocaine Revolution
15 APR 2022
On May 4th, InSight Crime will publish a groundbreaking investigation on drug trafficking in Venezuela. A product of three years of field research across the country, the study uncovers cocaine production in…
LA ORGANIZACIÓN
Widespread Coverage of InSight Crime MS13 Investigation
8 APR 2022
In a joint investigation with La Prensa Gráfica, InSight Crime recently revealed that four of the MS13’s foremost leaders had been quietly released from…
THE ORGANIZATION
Informing US State Department and European Union
1 APR 2022
InSight Crime Co-director McDermott briefed the US State Department and other international players on the presence of Colombian guerrillas in Venezuela and the implication this has for both nations. McDermott…
#SupportFreePress
Support Our Work
Investigating organized crime is an expensive and often risky enterprise. Reaching primary sources and getting the real story involve extensive fieldwork. Please donate. Every dollar supports our mission.
DONATE NOW
Stay Informed with Weekly InSight
Get fresh updates on organized crime from across the region delivered to your inbox.
SUBSCRIBE