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MS Gang Members in San Miguel Sentenced to Up to 45 Years in Prison

From La Página · () Spanish

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  • A court in San Miguel sentenced five MS gang members to 45 years in prison and three associates to 30 years each.
  • Prosecutors said the group operated in San Rafael Oriente and was captured during El Salvador’s state of exception.
  • The case included the 2014 killing of a municipal garbage-truck driver in the La Merced neighborhood.

Five members of the MS gang will spend 45 years in prison, while three collaborators received 30-year sentences for their roles in the criminal organization.

The Second Court Against Organized Crime in San Miguel handed down the convictions. The Attorney General’s Office said the defendants operated in San Rafael Oriente and were arrested during the state of exception.

Among the cases resolved in the trial was the killing of a driver for the local government’s garbage collection truck. He was shot dead on Jan. 30, 2014, in the La Merced neighborhood.

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Originally published by La Página in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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