Government Negotiates Reduction in Homicides with Gangs

Last week, between Thursday and Saturday, around 30 gang members, leaders of the Mara Salvatrucha and Barrio 18, were moved from El Salvador's maximum-security prison to less secure jails. Among them were"Viejo Lin", "Chino Tres Colas", "El Diablito" and "El Trece." The transfers were part of a pact between the gangs and the Salvadoran government.

Por Óscar Martínez, Carlos Martínez, Sergio Arauz and Efren Lemus