El Salvador: MS-13 Indictment Points to Black Market Weapons for Elite Gang Force

Authors

Alma Keshavarz, Claremont Graduate University
Robert J. Bunker, Claremont Graduate UniversityFollow

Student Co-author

CGU Graduate

Document Type

Review

Department

Politics and Economics (CGU)

Publication Date

9-2016

Disciplines

Political Science

Abstract

Operational Environment Watch provides translated selections and analysis from a diverse range of foreign articles and other media that our analysts and expert contributors believe will give military and security professionals an added dimension to their critical thinking about the Operational Environment.

On 28 July, El Salvadoran authorities seized dozens of businesses, froze bank accounts, and arrested 77 gang members associated with Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13.

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© 2016 Robert J. Bunker

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Recommended Citation

Bunker, R. J. (2016). El Salvador: MS-13 Indictment Points to Black Market Weapons for Elite Gang Force. OE Watch, 6(9), 20.