2023-06-14 19:42:44
In general, during the Exception Regime, 69,304 terrorists have been captured (including more than 1,200 leaders); 2,842 firearms, 11 tons of drugs, more than 3,800 vehicles, $3 million and 16,800 cell phones seized. In the photo, a gang member deported from the US, who presumed to be a member of MS 13, captured in San Miguel.
Photos: PNC.
San Salvador. Following the new request of the Council of Ministers, the Legislative Assembly approved this morning of Wednesday, June 14, with 67 votes, the fifteenth extension of the emergency regime in order to continue the fight against gangs and maintain the climate of security in the country.
On Tuesday, June 13, El Salvador closed its eighth consecutive day with zero homicides, adding 11 days in the month without violent deaths, which is a direct effect of the control of terrorist groups, established since March 2022, when the Exception status.
This, and other achievements, is what encourages the authorities of the Security Cabinet to continue under said status; They welcomed the results that are not only recognized by the vast majority of the population, but also by foreign citizens in many countries around the world.
“The fruits that this country has had in the area of security are historic and that the governments of Arena and Fmln were incapable of giving the Salvadoran people. Both Arena and Fmln handed over the territory to the gangs and the people will not and will not forget that,” said the president of the Legislative Assembly, Ernesto Castro.
For this and other parliamentarians, the implementation of the Exception Regime has meant the recovery of freedom and tranquility of people throughout the country; Added to this condition is the fact that El Salvador has become a benchmark for security in Latin America, paid the legislator, Walter Aleman.
drug-related seizure.
Another achievement that has benefited a large number of families, through this war against gangs, is the recovery of some 7,000 homes that were usurped by terrorists. The recovered homes are in a process of return to their legitimate owners, confirmed this Wednesday the Minister of Housing, Michelle Sol, who assured that many have already been delivered.
The latest actions within the framework of the Exception Regime, account for the capture of the gang member, Eliseo Rodríguez Villanueva, deported last year from the United States, who boasted his membership of the MS13 on social networks, from San Miguel.
Also reported in recent hours was the discovery of a buried bucket in the El Zapote canton of Nueva Concepción Chalatenango, which contained packages of marijuana, an Uzi submachine gun, a bulletproof vest, and a belt with a holster to carry a firearm.
Concealed weapon in a buried bucket.
In addition, the capture of Benjamín Franklin Blandón Ramírez, who resides in a house in the canton of El Espino, Jucuarán, Usulután, was reported, where the PNC located a cove where a quantity of cocaine was hidden, estimated at 500 kilos, which is in confirmation process.
In general, during the Exception Regime, 69,304 terrorists have been captured (including more than 1,200 leaders); 2,842 firearms, 11 tons of drugs, more than 3,800 vehicles, $3 million and 16,800 cell phones seized.
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