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El Salvador decimated its ruthless gangs. But at what cost?

By Natalie Kitroeff
New York Times·
7 mins to read
El Salvador decimated its ruthless gangs. But at what cost?
El Salvador decimated its ruthless gangs. But at what cost?

In the year since El Salvador declared a state of emergency, the government has delivered a stunning blow to the gangs that were once the ultimate authority in much of the country.

When the MS-13 gang ran the neighbourhood of Las Margaritas, one of its strongholds in El Salvador, there

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