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20 gunmen kill Honduran policemen to free senior MS-13 gang leader
[Jpost] About 20 button men dressed in military fatigues and police uniforms on Thursday killed three coppers and maimed two others during an attack to free one of the most big shots of the powerful MS-13 gang, police said.Alexander Mendoza, a notorious MS-13 figure also known as "El Porky," escaped during the attack in the city of El Progreso, 175 kilometres (108 miles) north of the capital, Tegucigalpa. He was on way to a trial hearing. 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 The most important MS-13 leader on the northern city of San Pedro Sula, Mendoza had been captured in 2015 and sentenced to 20 years in jail on charges of illicit association and money laundering. "We are going to recapture this man and arrest those who helped him escape," said Deputy Minister of Security Luis Suazo. Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández offered a reward of 2 million lempiras ($80,000) for information that leads to Mendoza's recapture. Local television showed images of about 20 uniformed men and with their faces covered shooting and then climbing into several vehicles to escape with Mendoza. MS-13, along with its rival Mara 18, are among the most powerful gangs operating in Central America, with most of their activities dedicated to extortion, liquidations and drug trafficking. Related: MS-13: 2020-02-08 New York man attacked by MS-13, who was set to testify against them, found dead MS-13: 2019-12-22 Nearly 100 MS-13 Gang Members Busted in Long Island, Including Illegal Aliens MS-13: 2019-09-10 Six illegal immigrants who 'stabbed a Maryland man to death' are identified by ICE as MS-13 gang members Related: El Progreso: 2019-04-13 Migrants break border gate, force their way into Mexico El Progreso: 2009-11-25 Honduras police say 4 people, rifles seized El Progreso: 2009-11-23 Bomb Explodes at Party's Offices in Northern Honduras Related: Honduras: 2020-02-09 US oil executives moved from house arrest to prison after Guaido meets with Trump Honduras: 2020-02-02 Iranian man charged with laundering more than $115 mln to Iran, lying to FBI Honduras: 2020-01-31 Mexico Deports 2,000+ Caravan Migrants Back to Honduras Related: San Pedro Sula: 2020-01-31 Mexico Deports 2,000+ Caravan Migrants Back to Honduras San Pedro Sula: 2020-01-21 Caravan migrants cross Mexico river, throw rocks at country's national guard in response to tear gas San Pedro Sula: 2019-06-07 New York Times Unmasks Honduran Community Fighting MS-13 Posted by: trailing wife 2020-02-14 |
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