San Pedro Sula, Honduras
A video surveillance system had installed the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) in the Suazo Córdoba neighborhoods, La Puerta neighborhood, La Cumbre and Merendón sector of San Pedro Sula.
Agents of the National Police This Saturday, the cameras, rauter, tablet, wiring and IP cameras of the Mara Salvatrucha.
It is video surveillance system from Mara Salvatrucha It allowed them to keep an eye on the activities of security entities in those places, according to the police report.
According to the Police, the gang members They could hide their illegal activities and evade justice, since they controlled the system from various electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablets and computers.
The video surveillance system was in the electrical wiring of the public highway and roofs of houses, allowing monitoring of entrances and exits.
The operation was carried out by officials from the Investigations Police Directorate (DPI), the National Prevention and Community Security Directorate (DNPSC), the Police Intelligence Directorate (DIPOL), and the National Directorate of Special Forces in coordination with the Special Prosecutor’s Office Against Organized Crime (FESCCO).
Mara Salvatrucha in Honduras
The Mara Salvatrucha has more than 30,000 members, spread across El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico, and is also active in 40 US states, where 8,000 people support the actions of the band, according to the Treasury Department.
The gang “MS-13“and Barrio” 18 “are the most fearsome and both are fighting for territories they control in various cities in the Central American country, according to authorities.
The Honduran authorities attribute the violence partly criminal to organized crime, drug trafficking and gangs, known as “maras”.
At least 80% of attacks and massacres Perpetrated in Honduras are ordered by gang members who operate from prisons, which is why many of them have been transferred to maximum security prisons, according to authorities.
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