Three Honduran policemen killed in shoot-out to free MS-13 leader
4 years, 11 months ago

Three Honduran policemen killed in shoot-out to free MS-13 leader

Al Jazeera  

Alexander Mendoza, a notorious MS-13 figure also known as ‘El Porky’, escaped during the attack. About 20 gunmen dressed in military fatigues and police uniforms killed three policemen and wounded two others during an attack to free one of the most senior leaders of Honduras‘s powerful MS-13 gang, police said. Alexander Mendoza, a notorious MS-13 figure also known as “El Porky”, escaped during the attack on Thursday in the city of El Progreso, 175 kilometres north of the capital, Tegucigalpa. The notorious MS-13 crime group was founded by Salvadorans in Los Angeles in the 1980s and spread to El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala as the United States deported waves of migrants.

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They left gangs and found God. But they weren’t spared in El Salvador’s crackdown
1 year, 8 months ago

They left gangs and found God. But they weren’t spared in El Salvador’s crackdown

LA Times  

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3 years, 4 months ago

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LA Times  

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4 years, 5 months ago

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LA Times  

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