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Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, is an international criminal gang that emerged in Los Angeles, California in the second half of the 1980s. This gang was founded by Salvadoran migrants. Over time, Mara Salvatrucha grew rapidly in size. Mara Salvatrucha members compete with the earlier existing M-18.
Mara Salvatrucha, commonly known as MS-13, is an international criminal gang and formally designated terrorist organization [17] that originated in Los Angeles, California, in the 1980s. Originally, the gang was set up to protect Salvadoran immigrants from other gangs in the Los Angeles area.
San Salvador recovered quickly after the cessation of hostilities, but gang ("mara") violence became a problem. The 18th Street gang, originating in Los Angeles, California, has proliferated in San Salvador as has the Mara Salvatrucha, a rival gang. In 2002, crime rates skyrocketed, and the municipal government was unable to combat the rise.
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The Salvadoran gang crackdown, known in El Salvador as the State of Exception (Spanish: régimen de excepción) or the War Against the Gangs (guerra contra las pandillas), began on 27 March 2022 in response to a series of homicides committed by criminal gangs between 25 and 27 March 2022 which killed 87 people.
Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), a criminal street gang in North, Central, and South America; Mississippi Highway 13, a state highway in Mississippi, United States; Minuscule 13, a Greek minuscule manuscript of the New Testament; Soyuz MS-13, a Soyuz spaceflight launched on 20 July 2019 to the International Space Station
La Mano Dura ("Firm Hand" or "Iron Fist") is a set of tough-on-crime policies put in place by Latin American governments in response to the problem of gang violence, organized crime and insecurity. [1]