Guatemalan Police Arrest Powerful Salvadoran Gang Leader

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Guatemalan Police Arrest Powerful Salvadoran Gang Leader
GUATEMALA CITY —

Guatemalan police arrested one of the top leaders of the Salvadoran criminal gang Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) on Tuesday and confiscated arms and vehicles, a police spokesman said.

Mara Salvatrucha and rival gang Barrio 18 control entire neighborhoods in El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. Their feuds, extortion rackets and fights with security forces make the three countries among the world's deadliest nations outside a war zone in terms of murder rates.

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